SOSC 1801 Lecture Notes - Lecture 12: Iatrogenesis, Tamoxifen, Economic Stability
8 Jan 2017
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Sosc 1801 - lecture twelve - cancer and carcinogens. Cancer is a common topic among scientific discourse. Goal is to examine cancer as both a disease and a metaphor for global modern culture. Cultures shape our understanding of cancer and who has cancer. Treatment and prevention are universal: cancer rates, research and treatment are influenced from larger structures such as global flows of capitalism. A social researcher perspective examines both biological and social factors. Cancer is caused by changes in a cell"s dna. Carcinogens: substances and exposures can lead to cancer, present almost everywhere. The relationship between cancer and structural violence is crucial. If viewed as a disease it is understood that cells in the body are growing out of control: mutations at a cellular level. Cultural metaphors about cancer mutate into social context. Cancer is a concept that is constantly changing. Cancer is one of the leading causes of death and morbidity worldwide.
