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Sontag's Unconventional Cancer Treatment and its Impact
In 1977, Susan Sontag underwent experimental chemotherapy in France for breast cancer, costing \$150,000 (\$800,000 today), funded by donations; her experience led to her influential 1978 essay "Illness as Metaphor," critiquing the societal and medical understanding of cancer.
Sontag's Unconventional Cancer Treatment and its Impact
In 1977, Susan Sontag underwent experimental chemotherapy in France for breast cancer, costing \$150,000 (\$800,000 today), funded by donations; her experience led to her influential 1978 essay "Illness as Metaphor," critiquing the societal and medical understanding of cancer.
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