The Rhetoric of Cancer

The Documentary: Archive 2013 by BBC

Nov 19, 201326:58Society & Culture

Are military metaphors such as 'battling' always appropriate when it comes to dealing with cancer? Andrew Graystone explores the language used to describe cancer.

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