CIB Correspondence 1939-1942 (VCR Papers), 1939-1942 [17]
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Abstract
1939-1942. Correspondence between the Anti-Cancer Council of Victoria and cancer patients documents the distribution of "What Every Adult Should Know About Cancer" and other educational materials promoting early detection and prevention. The exchanges reveal the Council's emerging role in providing community advice, emotional support, and palliative guidance, particularly to women affected by breast cancer, through the Cancer Information Bureau and almoner services. Keywords: medical advice; cancer information; supportive care; social service; social support; patient care; public communication; Cancer Information Bureau; early detection; hospital care; breast cancer; female health; almoner; palliative care. Related Files: 1 of 8 in the CIB Correspondence Papers (VCR Papers), 1939-1942 series
Description
100 pages
Citation
'CIB Correspondence Papers 1939-1942 [17]', 1939-1942, B000015566417, Cancer Council Victoria, Australian Health & History, https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.14773/132.
Publisher
Cancer Council Victoria