Breast Cancer Gene Research and Medical Practices : Transnational Perspectives in the Time of BRCA
by
Gibbon, Sahra
Title
:
Breast Cancer Gene Research and Medical Practices : Transnational Perspectives in the Time of BRCA
Author
:
Gibbon, Sahra
ISBN
:
9780203385517
Personal Author
:
Gibbon, Sahra
Publication Information
:
2014
Physical Description
:
1 electronic resource (248 p.)
Abstract
:
The discovery of the two inherited susceptibility genes BRCA1 and BRCA2 in the mid-1990s created the possibility of predictive genetic testing and led to the establishment of specific medical programmes for those at high risk of developing breast cancer in the UK, US and Europe. The book provides a coherent structure for examining the diversity of practices and discourses that surround developments linked to BRCA genetics, and to the evolving field of genetics more broadly. It will be of interest to students and scholars of anthropology, sociology, history of science, STS, public health and bioethics. Chapter 8 of this book is freely available as a downloadable Open Access PDF under a Creative Commons Attribution-Non Commercial-No Derivatives 3.0 license. https://s3-us-west-2.amazonaws.com/tandfbis/rt-files/docs/Open+Access+Chapters/9780415824064_oachapter8.pdf
Subject Term
:
Society & culture: general
Social & cultural anthropology, ethnography
Sociology
Added Author
:
Joseph, Galen
Mozersky, Jessica
zur Nieden, Andrea
Palfner, Sonja
Gibbon, Sahra
Electronic Access
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DOAB: description of the publication
Library | Material Type | Item Barcode | Shelf Number | Status |
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IYTE Library | E-Book | 2202737-1001 | XX(2202737.1) | DOAB E-Books |