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Constructions of Cancer in Early Modern England

Alanna Skuse · 9 sections in 9 chapters. Each section is its own page.

Introduction

• Introduction

What Was Cancer? Definition, Diagnosis and Cause

• What Was Cancer? Definition, Diagnosis and Cause

Cancer and the Gendered Body

• Cancer and the Gendered Body

‘It Is, Say Some, of a Ravenous Nature’: Zoomorphic Images of Cancer

• ‘It Is, Say Some, of a Ravenous Nature’: Zoomorphic Images of Cancer

Cancerous Growth and Malignancy

• Cancerous Growth and Malignancy

Wolves’ Tongues and Mercury: Pharmaceutical Cures for Cancer

• Wolves’ Tongues and Mercury: Pharmaceutical Cures for Cancer

‘Cannot You Use a Loving Violence?’: Cancer Surgery

• ‘Cannot You Use a Loving Violence?’: Cancer Surgery

Conclusion: ‘Death Is Only Their Desire’

• Conclusion: ‘Death Is Only Their Desire’

Bibliography

• Bibliography

Attribution. Alanna Skuse (2015). Constructions of Cancer in Early Modern England. Palgrave Macmillan. Copyright 2015, Alanna Skuse Licensed under CC BY 4.0. NCBI Bookshelf NBK547257. CC BY 4.0. Original source ↗. Text reproduced from the Bookshelf XML without changing wording; figures, images and supplements are not reproduced.