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OverviewFull Product DetailsAuthor: Maria Vaccarella , Kimberly Myers , Kimberly MyersPublisher: Peter Lang International Academic Publishers Imprint: Peter Lang International Academic Publishers Edition: 2nd Revised edition Volume: 1 Weight: 0.718kg ISBN: 9781800796805ISBN 10: 1800796803 Pages: 486 Publication Date: 11 October 2021 Audience: Professional and scholarly , Professional & Vocational Format: Paperback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: In Print  This item will be ordered in for you from one of our suppliers. Upon receipt, we will promptly dispatch it out to you. For in store availability, please contact us. Table of ContentsReviewsAmbitious in its forms and disciplinary insights, this is health humanities writing of real value. An accessible, rich and real range of stories tells us what it is like to experience breast cancer. This book is for patients, clinicians and people who live close to this condition - and that really means all of us. (Professor Jane Macnaughton, Institute for Medical Humanities, Durham University) This is a wonderful collection of essays describing every aspect of breast cancer care, written by patients and the people who treat them. It is full of warmth, empathy and honesty, and will gently guide anyone through a diagnosis of breast cancer. (Dr. Liz O'Riordan, author of The Complete Guide to Breast Cancer) «Ambitious in its forms and disciplinary insights, this is health humanities writing of real value. An accessible, rich and real range of stories tells us what it is like to experience breast cancer. This book is for patients, clinicians and people who live close to this condition – and that really means all of us.» (Professor Jane Macnaughton, Institute for Medical Humanities, Durham University) «This is a wonderful collection of essays describing every aspect of breast cancer care, written by patients and the people who treat them. It is full of warmth, empathy and honesty, and will gently guide anyone through a diagnosis of breast cancer.» (Dr. Liz O’Riordan, author of The Complete Guide to Breast Cancer) Author InformationKimberly R. Myers, M.A., Ph.D., is Professor of Humanities and Medicine and Distinguished Educator at Penn State College of Medicine, and Program Director of Schwartz Center Rounds for the Penn State Cancer Institute. Dr. Myers’ scholarship focuses on sociocultural dimensions of illness, illness narratives, medical education and graphic medicine, and she has published in professional journals including Journal of the American Medical Association, British Medical Journal, American Medical Association Journal of Ethics, Annals of Internal Medicine, Literature and Medicine and Academic Medicine as well as lay periodicals including The Chronicle of Higher Education and The Atlantic. She is author or editor of six books. Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |
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