When Illness Goes Public Celebrity Patients and How We Look at Medicine |
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| Author:
| Lerner, Barron H. |
| ISBN: | 978-0-8018-9227-1 |
| Publication Date: | Jun 2009 |
| Publisher: | Johns Hopkins University Press
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| Book Format: | Paperback |
| List Price: | USD $24.00 |
Book Description:
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Steve McQueen had cancer and was keeping it secret. Then the media found out, and soon all of America knew. McQueen's high profile changed forever the way the public perceived a dreaded disease. In When Illness Goes Public, Barron H Lerner describes the evolution of celebrities' illnesses from private matters to stories of great public interest. ......
Steve McQueen had cancer and was keeping it secret. Then the media found out, and soon all of America knew. McQueen's high profile changed forever the way the public perceived a dreaded disease. In When Illness Goes Public, Barron H Lerner describes the evolution of celebrities' illnesses from private matters to stories of great public interest. ......