Living And Dying With Cancer

Based on extensive interviews carried out by the author a series of individualnarratives explores the impact of being diagnosed with cancer on those with thedis... » 

Based on extensive interviews carried out by the author a series of individualnarratives explores the impact of being diagnosed with cancer on those with thedisease and the people around them. It reveals how the experience of thedisease and even the way it develops is affected by the social context of thepeople involved as well as their own characteristics. The volume will be aninvaluable resource not only for social scientists and health professionalsbut also for those coming to terms with the impact of cancer on their ownlives. «