Precision Oncology and Cancer Biomarkers : Issues at Stake and Matters of Concern
Publication year: 2022
ISBN: 978-3-030-92612-0
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This book reflects on matters of social and ethical concern raised in the daily practices of those working in and around precision oncology. Each chapter addresses the experiences, concerns and issues at stake for people who work in settings where precision oncology is practiced, enacted, imagined or discussed. It subsequently discusses and analyses bioethical dilemmas, scientific challenges and economic trade-offs, the need for new policies, further technological innovation, social work, as well as phenomenological research.
Subject: Religion and Philosophy, Philosophy of Medicine, Bioethics, Cancer Research, Public Health, Health Economics, cancer biomarkers, Sociology of medicine, Science and Technology Studies, Oncology, precision oncology, personalised cancer treatments, health technology assessment
