Author

Broom, Alex

Kenny, Katherine

Place of Publication

New York, NY

Publisher

Routledge

Publication Date

2021

Series

Proquest Ebook Central

Routledge studies in the sociology of health and illness

Subjects

Cancer Survivors

Social Theory

Sociological Factors

Patient Care

Abstract

This book provides a contemporary and comprehensive examination of cancer in everyday life, drawing on qualitative research with people living with cancer, their family members, and health professionals. It explores the evolving and enduring affects of cancer for individuals, families and communities, with attention to the changing dynamics of survivorship, including social relations around waiting, uncertainty, hope, wilfulness, obligation, responsibility and healing. Challenging simplistic deployments of survivorship and drawing on contemporary and classical social theory, it critically examines survivorship through innovative qualitative methodologies including interviews, photos, and solicited diaries. In assembling this panoramic view of cancer in the 21st century, it also enlivens core debates in sociology, including questions around individual agency, subjectivity, temporality, normativity, resistance, affect and embodiment. A thoughtful account of cancer embedded in the undulations of the everyday, narrated by its subjects and those who informally and formally care for them, Survivorship: A Sociology of Cancer in Everyday Life outlines new ways of thinking about survivorship for sociologists, health and medical researchers, and for those working in cancer care settings.-- Page [ii]

ISBN

9780815360308

9781351118521

Language

English

Material Type

Ebook

Audience

Professional

Location

Internet

Website Notes

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Author

Boothman, Jeff

Place of Publication

Powell, OH

Publisher

Igniting Souls Publishing Agency

Publication Date

2022

Physical Description

xiii, 155 pages ; 23 cm

Subjects

Popular Work

Personal Narratives

Cancer Survivors

Self Care - handbooks

Abstract

"How To Be A Cancer Patient delivers universal tools, in an easy to understand format, that addresses these vital needs for patients with any type of cancer diagnosis. The easy-to-use tools and strategies were developed through the experiences of a process driven cancer survivor who endured two surgeries, 15+ days of inpatient hospital stays for chemo and complications and 15 doses of radiation. It also includes honest, raw and sometimes hilarious accounts on how these tools were developed during the course of a LOT of cancer treatment."-- From Amazon

Notes

This resource was purchased with a donation from the Order of the Eastern Star.

ISBN

9798885831611

Language

English

Material Type

Book

Audience

Patient or Public

Location

Vancouver Library

Victoria Cancer Info Ctr

Abbotsford Cancer Info Ctr

Kelowna Cancer Info Ctr

Call Number

QZ201 B725 2022

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