Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Contents v
3. Prologue vii
4. PART I: CANCER AWAKENS
5. 1. Cancer, Kept Apart (Before 1900) 1
6. 2. Cancer’s Spring (1900–1920) 21
7. 3. Educational Campaigns (1920–1930) 38
8. 4. Fighting Words (1930–1945) 58
9. 5. A Celebrity Cause (1945–1960) 85
10. PART II: CANCER COMES OUT
11. 6. Our Bodies, Our Decisions (1960–1980) 113
12. 7. Cancer in the Time of AIDS (1980–1990) 140
13. 8. Enthusiasm (1990–2000) 162
14. 9. Complications (2000–2010) 183
15. 10. Cancer Everywhere (2010–2020) 202
16. PART III: CANCER’S FUTURE
17. 11. The Modern Patient’s Burden 227
18. 12. Cancer Is Not As It Used To Be 234
19. 13. Is Cancer Treatment a Luxury? 239
20. 14. Has Awareness Backfired? 245
21. 15. Can We Prevent Cancer? 250
22. Epilogue 257
23. Acknowledgments 261
24. Notes 263
25. Index 345