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Vesalius De humani corpus fabrica [1543]

With De humani corporis fabrica, published when he was only twenty-nine years old, Vesalius revolutionized not only the science of anatomy but how it was taught. More

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Surviving!

Lane Library is proud to present an original exhibition about Surviving! magazine, a publication by and for cancer patients that ran 1983-2003. The magazine was pioneered by Stanford clinical social worker Pat Fobair, supported by Department of Radiation Oncolgy at Stanford. It offered an innovative way for cancer patients to connect by sharing their stories with one another.

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