| The Politics of Personalised Medicine: Pharmacogenetics in the Clinic Contributor(s): Hedgecoe, Adam (Author) |
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ISBN: 0521841771 ISBN-13: 9780521841771 Publisher: Cambridge University Press OUR PRICE: $114.00 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: January 2005 Annotation: This book applies a social science perspective to an examination of issues that arise in clinical practice as a result of drug development linked to genetic testing. These include the social context within which new drugs undergo trials and the related attitudes and expectations of clinicians and patients. Two case studies illustrate the arguments--one on aspects of Alzheimer's disease, and the other on the drug Herceptin which is used in the treatment of breast cancer. |
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| BISAC Categories: - Medical | Chemotherapy - Social Science | Sociology - General |
| Dewey: 615.58 |
| LCCN: 2004047383 |
| Series: Cambridge Studies in Society and the Life Sciences |
| Physical Information: 0.7" H x 6.2" W x 9.1" (1.10 lbs) 216 pages |
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Contributor Bio(s): Hedgecoe, Adam: - Adam Hedgecoe is Lecturer at the Department of Sociology, University of Sussex. He has published in Science, Technology and Human Values, Social Studies of Science, Sociology of Health and Illness, and Bioethics. |