From the "silent killer" to the "whispering disease": ovarian cancer and the uses of metaphor.
Jasen
Patricia
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Department of History, Lakehead University, ThunderBay, Ontario, Canada P7B 5E1. pjasen@lakeheadu.ca
D001291:Attitude of Health Personnel; D001294:Attitude to Health; D057210:Delayed Diagnosis / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000266:history; D005260:Female; D019513:Feminism; D049672:History, 19th Century; D049673:History, 20th Century; D006801:Humans; D019365:Metaphor; D010051:Ovarian Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000266:history*; D016387:Women's Health / Q000266:history*