Cancer Data For Good

A History of the Victorian Cancer Registry

Inbunden, Engelska, 2022

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Beskrivning

This book examines the history of the Victorian Cancer Registry (VCR) in Australia from its establishment in the late 1930s through to the present day.

Produktinformation

Utgivningsdatum:2022-10-27
Mått:148 x 210 x 15 mm
Vikt:343 g
Format:Inbunden
Språk:Engelska
Antal sidor:156
Förlag:Springer Verlag, Singapore
ISBN:9789811949869

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Dr Thomas Kehoe is a modern historian and since 2020, has headed the Heritage Project at Cancer Council Victoria. In this role, he works with other scholars, museums, and archives to reveal the long and challenging history of cancer control in Victoria and its impact on modern health. Prior to joining the Council, he was Postdoctoral Research Fellow at the University of New England and taught modern history, politics, and criminology at the University of Melbourne, the Australian Catholic University, and Swinburne University of Technology (Australia).

Innehållsförteckning

1. Cancer Registration: A Neglected History.- 2. A Thirst for Data: Establishing the Victorian Cancer Registry, 1936-1945.- 3.Post-War Recovery, Expansion, and Technological Advancement, 1945-1968.- 4. The “Gray” Years: Technological Advancement and Legislative Change, 1968-1981.- 5.New possibilities: The VCR as a population-based registry, 1981-1990.- 6. The VCR as a Tool for Population Research and Intervention, 1991-2010.- 7. Towards the future: New leadership and state of the art technology, 2011-2019.