Therapeutic Pluralism - Exploring the Experiences of Cancer Patients and Professionals

Informationen zum Autor Alex Broom is a Lecturer in Health Sociology at the University of Newcastle! Australia.Philip Tovey is a Reader in Health Sociology at the School of Healthcare! University of Leeds! UK. Zusammenfassung The profile of complementary and alternative medicine (CAM) has risen dramatically over the last decade with cancer patients its most prolific users. Why do such people use CAMs, what are its benefits and what are the perspectives of those involved? Inhaltsverzeichnis List of Illustrations Acknowledgements List of Abbreviations Introduction Chapter 1: The dialectical tension between individuation and depersonalisation in cancer patients’ mediation of therapeutic options Chapter 2: The role of the Internet in cancer patients’ engagement with therapeutic options Chapter 3: Integrating CAM: A comparative analysis of hospice versus hospital medicine Chapter 4: Oncologists’ and specialist cancer nurses’ approaches to CAM and their impact on patient action Chapter 5: Exploring the temporal dimension in cancer patients’ experiences of non-biomedical therapeutics Chapter 6: The problematic nature of conflating use and advocacy in CAM integration Conclusion Bibliography Index

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• Authors: Alex Broom, Alex (University of Newcastle Broom, Alex (University of Queensland Broom, Alex (University of Sydney Broom, Broom Alex, Philip Tovey
• Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd.
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 19.03.2008
• EAN: 9780415398534
• ISBN: 978-0-415-39853-4
• No. of pages: 168
• Subjects: Natural sciences, medicine, IT, technology > Medicine > General; Sociology, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Sociology / General, MEDICAL / Alternative & Complementary Medicine, MEDICAL / Health Care Delivery, MEDICAL / Allied Health Services / General, Illness & addiction: social aspects, complementary medicine, Medical Sociology, Health, illness and addiction: social aspects, Nursing and ancillary services, Nursing & ancillary services, Complementary and alternative medicine and therapies