Cover Page -- Title Page -- Copyright Page -- Contents -- Acknowledgements -- Key to Transcription Symbols -- Introduction -- 1 The Body, Disease and Discourse -- 2 'Lay' Talk about Health and Illness -- 3 Power, Asymmetry and Decision Making in Medical Encounters -- 4 The Media, Expert Opinion and Health Scares -- 5 Metaphors of Sickness and Recovery -- 6 Narrative and the Voicing of Illness -- Conclusion -- References -- Index.