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Breast Cancer and the Post-Surgical Body

Recovering the Self

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  • © 2006

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  1. Samantha Crompvoets
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Table of contents (6 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-xii
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  2. An Unacceptable Body

    • Samantha Crompvoets
    Pages 1-25

  3. Narratives of the Self

    • Samantha Crompvoets
    Pages 26-63

  4. Pink Advocacy: Camaraderie, Competition and the Making of a Breast Cancer Career

    • Samantha Crompvoets
    Pages 64-94

  5. Practices and Prostheses

    • Samantha Crompvoets
    Pages 95-120

  6. Breast Reconstruction

    • Samantha Crompvoets
    Pages 121-143

  7. Conclusions

    • Samantha Crompvoets
    Pages 144-150

  8. Back Matter

    Pages 151-177
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About this book

An examination of surgical breast reconstruction which establishes a strong link between, on the one hand, the personal feelings and actions of women with breast cancer, and on the other, powerful discourses and practices of the breast cancer movement.

About the author

SAMANTHA CROMPVOETS received her doctorate from the National Centre for Epidemiology and Population Health at the Australian National University. She has taught sociology of health and qualitative research methods. Her interests include Medical Sociology, women's health, Sociology of rural health and qualitative methodology.

Bibliographic Information

  • Book Title: Breast Cancer and the Post-Surgical Body

  • Book Subtitle: Recovering the Self

  • Authors: Samantha Crompvoets

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1057/9780230599789

  • Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan London

  • eBook Packages: Palgrave Social & Cultural Studies Collection, Social Sciences (R0)

  • Copyright Information: Samantha Crompvoets 2006

  • Hardcover ISBN: 978-1-4039-9900-9Published: 13 April 2006

  • Softcover ISBN: 978-1-349-54752-4Published: 13 April 2006

  • eBook ISBN: 978-0-230-59978-9Published: 13 April 2006

  • Edition Number: 1

  • Number of Pages: XII, 177

  • Number of Illustrations: 2 b/w illustrations

  • Topics: Medical Sociology, Gender Studies, Social Work, Self and Identity, Surgery

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