Personalised cancer medicine future crafting in the genomic era

This electronic version has been made available under a Creative Commons (BY-NC-ND) open access license. What does it mean to personalise cancer medicine? Drawing on an ethnographic study with cancer patients, carers and practitioners in the UK, this book traces their efforts to access and interpret...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autor Corporativo: Wellcome Trust funder (funder)
Otros Autores: Kerr, Anne, 1969- author (author), Chekar, Choon Key, author (contributor), Chekar, Choon Key, contributor, Cunningham-Burley, Sarah, author, Cunningham-Burley, Sarah, contributor, Kerr, Anne, contributor, Ross, Emily, author, Ross, Emily, contributor, Swallow, Julia, contributor
Formato: Libro electrónico
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Manchester, UK : Manchester University Press [2021]
Colección:Inscriptions (Manchester University Press)
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Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Front matter
  • Contents
  • Acknowledgements
  • Introduction
  • 1 Personalising cancer treatment and diagnosis through genomic medicine
  • 2 Genomic techniques in standard care
  • 3 Molecular profiling for advanced gynaecological cancer
  • 4 Optimising personalisation
  • 5 Genomics at scale
  • 6 Going private
  • 7 At the limits of participation
  • Conclusion
  • Bibliography
  • Index