The author argues that in western biomedical contexts cancer is considered a women’s disease and their bodies are treated as inherently oncogenic or cancer-producing, which leads to biomedical practices that adversely impact their bodily autonomy. She examines how these biases traverse national boundaries by examining the transmission of biomedical cancer practices from the US and international organizations to Kenya.
This book is suited to scholars and students working in the fields of Rhetorics of Health and Medicine, Medical Humanities and Gender Studies. It is also of interest to medical professionals and readers interested in globalism and global health.
The author argues that in western biomedical contexts cancer is considered a women’s disease and their bodies are treated as inherently oncogenic or cancer-producing, which leads to biomedical practices that adversely impact their bodily autonomy. She examines how these biases traverse national boundaries by examining the transmission of biomedical cancer practices from the US and international organizations to Kenya.
This book is suited to scholars and students working in the fields of Rhetorics of Health and Medicine, Medical Humanities and Gender Studies. It is also of interest to medical professionals and readers interested in globalism and global health.
Globalism and Gendering Cancer: Tracking the Trope of Oncogenic Women from the US to Kenya
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Globalism and Gendering Cancer: Tracking the Trope of Oncogenic Women from the US to Kenya
140
Product Details
| ISBN-13: | 9781032176567 |
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| Publisher: | Taylor & Francis |
| Publication date: | 09/30/2021 |
| Series: | Routledge Focus on Communication Studies |
| Pages: | 140 |
| Product dimensions: | 5.44(w) x 8.50(h) x (d) |