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OverviewAnyone who has been diagnosed with breast cancer or knows someone who has been diagnosed with breast cancer recognizes that cancer raises a host of questions concerning its nature and how we treat it. Such questions frame the difficult decisions that patients must make about their treatment and care. Thinking Through Breast Cancer is a philosophical investigation of how breast cancer is described, explained, evaluated, and socialized in medicine. Written by a breast cancer survivor, the book interweaves personal experience with a systematic breakdown of key and highly pertinent philosophical concepts, and brings to light insights that emerge in metaphysics, epistemology, ethics, social and political philosophy, and bioethics. Further, it is an investigation of the ethical implications of understanding breast cancer. Cutter seamlessly combines clinical information with philosophical analysis and makes recommendations as to how we can navigate the complex and, at times, uncertain terrain of breast cancer knowledge and care. In this way, the book is not simply a survey of what we know about breast cancer, but a personal search for guidance about navigating the complex, confusing, and frightening terrain of breast cancer diagnosis, treatment, and survival. Full Product DetailsAuthor: Mary Ann G. Cutter (Professor, Philosophy Department, Professor, Philosophy Department, University of Colorado, Colorado Springs)Publisher: Oxford University Press Inc Imprint: Oxford University Press Inc Dimensions: Width: 21.10cm , Height: 2.50cm , Length: 14.50cm Weight: 0.363kg ISBN: 9780190637033ISBN 10: 019063703 Pages: 248 Publication Date: 31 May 2018 Audience: Professional and scholarly , Professional & Vocational Format: Hardback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: To order  Stock availability from the supplier is unknown. We will order it for you and ship this item to you once it is received by us. Table of ContentsI. Introduction II. How is Breast Cancer Described? III. How is Breast Cancer Explained? IV.How is Breast Cancer Evaluated? V. How is Breast Cancer a Social Phenomenon? VI. What is the Relation among the Descriptive, Explanatory, Evaluative, and Social Dimensions of Breast Cancer? VII. What Are the Ethical Implications of How Medicine Understands Breast Cancer? VIII. Extended Musings Glossary of Medical Terms Glossary of Philosophical Terms ReferencesReviewsIn Thinking Through Breast Cancer, Mary Ann Cutter gives readers a systematic, wide-ranging, and well-written analysis of a disease affecting many people around the globe. The analysis is strengthened by Cutter's multiple perspectives on the condition - she is a philosopher of medicine, a bioethicist, and a woman diagnosed and treated for breast cancer. Anyone with a scholarly, clinical, or personal interest in cancer will find valuable insights in this volume. --Rebecca Dresser, author of Malignant (OUP) and Daniel Noyes Kirby, Professor of Law and Professor of Ethics in Medicine at Washington University in St. Louis In Thinking Through Breast Cancer, Mary Ann Cutter gives readers a systematic, wide-ranging, and well-written analysis of a disease affecting many people around the globe. The analysis is strengthened by Cutter's multiple perspectives on the condition - she is a philosopher of medicine, a bioethicist, and a woman diagnosed and treated for breast cancer. Anyone with a scholarly, clinical, or personal interest in cancer will find valuable insights in this volume. * Rebecca Dresser, author of Malignant (OUP) and Daniel Noyes Kirby, Professor of Law and Professor of Ethics in Medicine at Washington University in St. Louis * Author InformationMary Ann G. Cutter is Professor in the Department of Philosophy at the University of Colorado, Colorado Springs. She holds a Ph.D. in Philosophy from Georgetown University through the Kennedy Institute of Ethics Program. She is the author of numerous publications on the philosophy of disease and bioethical topics, including AIDS, genetics, death and dying, and women's health care. In 1997, Professor Cutter received a CU system-wide Service Award for her work in developing genetic protection legislation for the State of Colorado. Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |
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