A history of cancer care at the University of Virginia 1901-2011
By: Henry K. Sharp [and] Morton C. Wilhelm
Contributors: Wilhelm, M. C. (Morton C.), 1923-; Meyer, Victoria N.; Beller, George; Taylor, Peyton T.; Claude Moore Health Sciences Library. Historical Collections and Services
Publisher: DEStech Publications, Inc.
Published: 2011
Place of publication: Lancaster, Pa
Language: eng
Number of pages: 190
Subjects: Cancer Care Facilities; History; University of Virginia. Cancer Center; University of Virginia; University of Virginia. Emily Couric Clinical Cancer Center; University of Virginia. Health System; University of Virginia. Hospital
Notes: Includes twenty-five video-recorded interviews of current and retired University of Virginia faculty: Robert W. Cantrell, M.D., David Cattel-Gordon, M.S.W., Diane D. Cole, M.P.H.,Milton T. Edgerton, M.D., Jay Y. Gillenwater, M.D., Gerald Goldstein, M.D., Kenneth E. Greer, M.D., Sharon L. Hostler, M.D., John A. Jane, Sr., M.D., Ph.D., Theodore E. Keats, M.D., Robert E. McLaughlin, M.D., James M. Larner, M.D., Stacey E. Mills, M.D., Daniel N. Mohler, M.D., Mary Jane Morris, R.N., Thomas J. O'Leary, Ph.D., J. Thomas Parsons, Ph.D., Craig L. Slingluff, M.D., Bradley M. Rodgers, M.D., Peyton T. Taylor, Jr., M.D., Agathe van der Erve, R.N., Michael J. Weber, Ph.D., Munsey S. Wheby, M.D., Morton C. Wilhelm, M.D., and Michael E. Williams, M.D.

See also accompanying electronic exhibit, viewed 31 January 2011.

Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: Introduction: a legacy of care: cancer and Thomas Jefferson  -- Victoria N. Meyer; title: The first steps in a new century, 1901-1927  -- Henry K. Sharp; title: Sharpened by promise and adversity, 1928-1948  -- Henry K. Sharp; title: Problems of incidence and opportunity, 1948-1973  -- Henry K. Sharp; title: On the brink of fulfillment, 1973-2010  -- Henry K. Sharp; title: Conclusion: Emily Couric Clinical Cancer Center: genesis and fruition -- George A. Beller and Peyton T. Taylor.