| Confronting Cancer: Metaphors, Advocacy, and Anthropology Contributor(s): McMullin, Juliet (Editor), Weiner, Diane (Editor) |
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ISBN: 1934691097 ISBN-13: 9781934691090 Publisher: School for Advanced Research Press OUR PRICE: $29.65 Product Type: Paperback Published: May 2009 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Medical | Health Care Delivery - Social Science | Death & Dying |
| Dewey: 362.196 |
| LCCN: 2008043751 |
| Physical Information: 0.6" H x 6.3" W x 8.9" (0.90 lbs) 300 pages |
| Themes: - Topical - Death/Dying |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: The World Health Organization (WHO) reported more than 7 million deaths from cancer-- 2.5 percent of all deaths--in 2005. Each year there are approximately 11 million new cases, and WHO expects that the number will double by 2020. Although the disease is not uncommon in rich nations, 70 percent of cancer deaths occur in low- and middle-income regions and countries. The growing frequency of the disease reinforces its significance as a metaphor for lack of control and degeneration and as a signifier of difference, something that is part of one's body and world and yet completely unacceptable. In this book, anthropologists examine the lived experiences of individuals confronting cancer and reveal the social context in which prevention and treatment may succeed or fail. |