Review of "Fitter, Happier: The Eugenic Strain in Twentieth-Century Cancer Rhetoric by Lois Peters Agnew," Agnew, L. P. (2024). Fitter, Happier: The Eugenic Strain in Twentieth-Century Cancer Rhetoric. The University of Alabama Press.

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Review highlights eugenic ideology shaping cancer discourse from 1900-1990, indicating implications for disability studies.

The analysis reveals how eugenics has influenced cancer rhetoric throughout the 20th century, showing significant cultural implications.
Agnew emphasizes the tension between acknowledging cancer's dangers and maintaining control in American cancer discourse.
Using a disability studies approach, the review critiques historical documents to highlight normative responses towards cancer patients.
This investigation calls for re-evaluating the role of eugenics in shaping societal attitudes towards cancer and disability.

Mark Andrews (2025) studied this question.

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