Survivorship: A Sociology of Cancer in Everyday Life

by Katherine Kenny and Alex Broom

Book Overview

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...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0815360312
• ISBN13: 9780815360315
• Release Date: March 2021
• Publisher: Routledge
• Length: 162 Pages
• Weight: 0.55 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.4" x 6.1" x 9.2"