Evaluating alternative cancer therapies : a guide to the science and politics of an emerging medical field / [edited by] David J. Hess.

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[1999], ©1999
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New Brunswick, N.J. : Rutgers University Press, [1999], ©1999.

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xxi, 260 pages ; 25 cm

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Includes bibliographical references (p. 243-256) and index.

Contents

The political context of alternative medicine. Berkley Bedell -- Leaders of information-providing and educational organizations. John Fink ; Norman Fritz ; Michael Lerner ; Patrick McGrady, Jr. ; Ralph Moss ; Susan Silberstein ; Fran Wiewel -- Clinicians and researchers. Keith Block ; John Boik ; Douglas Brodie ; Francisco Contreras ; Michael Culbert ; W. John Diamond ; Gar Hildenbrand ; Robert Houston ; Ross Pelton ; Morton Walker -- Politics, the public, and the future. Peter Barry Chowka -- Conclusions. What the patient needs and which organizations will help ; Evaluating the research methods ; Evaluating the therapies themselves ; Ethics, values, and democracy in science.

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  • 0813525942