The sociology of cancer: a decade of research
A partir d'une revue de la littérature publiée entre 2007-2017, cette étude analyse, sous un angle sociologique, les expériences des patients atteints de cancer, les facteurs liés au risque de développer la maladie ainsi que les innovations sociétales et biomédicales dans le domaine de l'oncologie
Biomedicine is often presented as the driving force behind improvements in cancer care, with genomics the latest innovation poised to change the meaning, diagnosis, treatment, prevention and lived experience of cancer. Reviewing sociological analyses of a diversity of patient and practitioner experiences and accounts of cancer during the last decade (2007–17), we explore the experiences of, approaches to and understandings of cancer in this period. We identify three key areas of focus: (i) cancer patient experiences and identities; (ii) cancer risk and responsibilities and (iii) bioclinical collectives. We explore these sociological studies of societal and biomedical developments and how sociologists have sought to influence developments in cancer identities, care and research. We end by suggesting that we extend our understanding of innovations in the fields of cancer research to take better account of these wider social and cultural innovations, together with patients, activists' and sociologists' contributions therein.
Sociology of Health & Illness , article en libre accès, 2017