How cancer crossed the color line: race and disease in 20th century America
- Collection:
- NLM Publications and Productions
- Series Title(s):
- African American history month lecture
- Author(s):
- Wailoo, Keith.
- Contributor(s):
- National Library of Medicine (U.S.). History of Medicine Division.
- Publication:
- [Bethesda, Md.] : National Library of Medicine, 2005
- Language(s):
- English
- Format:
- Moving image
- Subject(s):
- Neoplasms -- epidemiology Neoplasms -- ethnology African Americans Epidemiologic Studies Social Conditions -- history History, 20th Century United States
- Abstract:
- 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
- Sound:
- Sound
- 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.
- Technique:
- Live action
- NLM Unique ID:
- 101242801 (See catalog record)
- Permanent Link:
- http://resource.nlm.nih.gov/101242801