(I was asked to make three short videos on the history of cancer, for the excellent liberal arts college, Gustavus Adolphus, where I spent a year. The theme of their annual Nobel Conference for 2020 was Cancer in the Age of Biotechnology. The videos are available here but if you prefer to read things, here… Continue reading The history of cancer: Part 3
Category: cancer
The history of cancer: Part 2
The story of Queen Atossa and her breast - and what it doesn't tell us.
The history of cancer: Part 1
Why do we want a disease to have a history?
Mistaking histories 