Thinking Through Breast Cancer: A Philosophical Exploration of Diagnosis, Treatment, and Survival

ISBN-13: 9780190637033 / Angielski / Twarda / 2018 / 248 str.

Mary Ann Gardell Cutter

Opis

Thinking Through Breast Cancer is a philosophical analysis of breast cancer inspired by the author's journey as a breast cancer patient. It sets out to show the relevancy of philosophical thinking in medicine today and shares advice about how to navigate the uncertainty of breast cancer diagnosis, treatment, and survival.

Recenzje

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.

O autorze

Mary 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.