Cancer and Society A Multidisciplinary Assessment and Strategies for Action /

• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Other Authors: Bernicker, Eric H. (Editor, http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/edt)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Cham : Springer International Publishing : Imprint: Springer, 2019.
• Edition: 1st ed. 2019.
• Subjects: Oncology .; Public health.; Cancer research.; Oncology.; Public Health.; Cancer Research.

While a number of books have looked at the intersection between human health in general and other topics, such as climate change or diet, this book focuses specifically on cancer as it impacts and is impacted by social justice issues. The massive explosion of research knowledge of cancer immunology...

Table of Contents:

• Tobacco and Social Justice
• Climate Change and Cancer
• Pollution, Cancer Risk, and Vulnerable Populations
• Causes, Consequences, and Control of High Cancer Drug Prices
• Clinical Trials: Not for the Poor and the Old
• Global Disparities: Can the World Afford Cancer?
• Cancer Quackery and Fake News: Targeting the most Vulnerable
• The Adoption of Artificial Intelligence in Cancer Imaging
• The Hippies were Right: Diet and Cancer Risk
• Protons and Prejudice: Finding Sense and Sensibility in the Development of a Costly Medical Therapy
• The Ethics of Animal Use in Cancer Research
• The Ecology of Cancer.