Official websites use .gov A .gov website belongs to an official government organization in the United States.
Secure .gov websites use HTTPS A lock ( ) or https:// means you’ve safely connected to the .gov website. Share sensitive information only on official, secure websites.
How cancer crossed the color line: race and disease in 20th century America
How cancer crossed the color line: race and disease in 20th century America
Dr. Elizabeth Fee introduces Dr. Keith Wailoo of Rutgers University and his lecture in honor of African American history month. The topic of Dr. Wailoo's talk is African Americans and cancer. He looks at this relationship over three time periods: from 1900 to 1950 when cancer was viewed a primarily a disease found in white people, from 1950 to 1970 when doctors began to view cancer as crossing the color line, and the 1970s when there appeared to be an alarming increase in cancer among African-Americans. Dr. Wailoo raises some interesting issues that affect cancer treatment--changing definitions of race and masculinity, minority culture, and distrust of the health care system. Dr. Wailoo answers questions at the end of the lecture.
Copyright:
The National Library of Medicine believes this item to be in the public domain. (More information)
Extent:
080 min.
Color:
Color
Credits:
David Nash, Dr. Elizabeth Fee, Dr. Keith Wailoo.
Provenance:
Received: Mar. 4, 2005; transfer; from Stephen Greenberg, reference librarian, History of Medicine Division, National Library of Medicine.