Culture and cancer care anthropological insights in oncology

• Main Author: Dein, Simon 1959- (Author)
• Format: Book
• Language: English
• Published: Maidenhead, Berkshire, England New York Open University Press 2006; ©2006
• Series: Facing death
• Subjects: Cancer > Social aspects; Cross-Cultural Comparison > Cross-cultural studies; Neoplasms > ethnology; Health Knowledge, Attitudes, Practice; Health behavior > Cross-cultural studies > Social aspects
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• Physical Description: xii, 186 pages 23 cm
• Bibliography: Includes bibliographical references and index
• ISBN: 0335214584; 9780335214587; 0335214592 (hard); 9780335214594 (hard)

The book focuses on three main themes: culture, race and ethnicity and their relationship to cancer; the cultural context of sickness and help-seeking behaviour; the shift from biomedicine to alternative forms of treatment. Throughout the book, a critical stance is adopted towards race and culture, focusing on the relation between these concepts and social deprivation. Culture and Cancer Care is key reading for students, researchers and practitioners in oncology and palliative care, offering a clear analysis of cultural differences with regard to illness and health care, as well as suggestions of how ethnic disparities can be overcome both at a political and local level, through cultural understanding and culturally appropriate health education.