Breast Cancer Gene Research and Medical Practices Transnational Perspectives in the Time of BRCA
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TextLanguage: English Series: Publication details: Taylor & Francis Routledge [Imprint] 2014Description: 1 online resource (248 p.)Content type: - text
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- online resource
- 9780203385517
- BRCA genes
- Breast -- Cancer -- Genetic aspects
- Cross-cultural studies
- Genetic screening
- Tumor markers
- Biomarkers, Tumor
- Dépistage génétique
- Études transculturelles
- Gène BRCA1
- Gènes BRCA
- Marqueurs tumoraux
- Sein -- Cancer -- Aspect génétique
- Anthropology
- BRCA genes
- Breast -- Cancer -- Genetic aspects
- Cross-cultural studies
- Genetic screening
- MEDICAL -- Surgery -- General
- Social and cultural anthropology
- Society and culture: general
- Society and Social Sciences
- Sociology and anthropology
- Sociology
- Tumor markers
- Breast Neoplasms -- genetics
- Biomedical Research
- Cross-Cultural Comparison
- Genes, BRCA1
- Genes, BRCA2
- Genetic Testing
- general
- Social and cultural anthropology
- Society and culture
- Sociology
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The discovery of the two inherited susceptibility genes BRCA1 and BRCA2 in the mid-1990s created the possibility of predictive genetic testing and led to the establishment of specific medical programmes for those at high risk of developing breast cancer in the UK, US and Europe. The book provides a coherent structure for examining the diversity of practices and discourses that surround developments linked to BRCA genetics, and to the evolving field of genetics more broadly. It will be of interest to students and scholars of anthropology, sociology, history of science, STS, public health and bioethics. Chapter 8 of this book is freely available as a downloadable Open Access PDF under a Creative Commons Attribution-Non Commercial-No Derivatives 3.0 license. https://s3-us-west-2.amazonaws.com/tandfbis/rt-files/docs/Open+Access+Chapters/9780415824064_oachapter8.pdf
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