Objectives This study aimed to understand the experiences and perceptions of medical students educators regarding barriers facilitators for pursuing clinical academic pathways. Design A qualitative using semistructured interviews focus groups was conducted. reflexive thematic analysis used data analysis. Theoretical snowball sampling approaches were applied participant recruitment. Setting University Manchester NHS Trusts in Greater region. Participants The sample this composed 43...

Drawing from interviews with women metastatic breast cancer in the UK and France, this article I analyze uncertainties linked to condition. In particular, show how impossibility of foreseeing evolution condition, also as an indirect consequence medical innovation, initiates irreparable disruption life after diagnosis. further lives patients are not only limited by illness, but difficulty finding a place society. argue that such experiences best understood through concept crisis presence.

I combine the theoretical tools of medical anthropology and framework mobility studies to explore intranational movements women with breast cancer from Southern Northern Italy. Differences include patients' technical moral evaluations doctors, that influence definitions cure illness experiences through their immobility. These (im)mobilities are, in turn, linked material symbolic inequalities between Italy stigma attached south. suggest need further articulate concept cure.

This article analyses the areas of overlap between cosmetic surgery and reconstructive surgery, using examples both female male breast shows that these are sites construction gendered bodies. The data drawn from two pieces research: first based on 17 in-depth interviews with Italian surgeons second 99 cancer patients medical oncological professionals conducted in France Italy. primary supplemented by an analysis literature. ‘Too small’ breasts (micromastia) gynecomastia (male fatty tissue)...

In this article, the author addresses two critical environmental situations in southern Italy: Terra dei fuochi (Land of fires) near Naples, characterized by a history illegal disposal toxic waste, and Taranto, where Ilva steel plants have record exceeding legal emission limits for several pollutants. Despite recognition these situations, public political discourse Italy still tends to link higher than average incidence cancer areas lifestyles rather factors. The locates phenomenon within...

Objectives The aim of this study was to explore the barriers and facilitators faced by clinical academics (CAs) in Greater Manchester region, with particular attention experiences minoritised groups. Design A qualitative using semistructured interviews focus groups conducted. reflexive thematic analysis applied identify key themes. Setting University National Health Service Trusts region. Participants sample composed 43 participants, including CAs, senior stakeholders, clinicians medical...

In the introduction to special issue, Greco and Graber discuss concept of chronicity ways it is used in contributions issue. Historians have shown that chronic disease has its origins policy always been fluid vague; however, classic literature sociology nursing focused on modelling evolution rather than examining itself. introduction, explored which transformed by medical innovation. Innovations biomedicine promise turn terminal acute conditions render curable. Even when such promises are...

Après une ablation du sein suite à un cancer, la majorité des patientes n’effectuent pas de reconstruction chirurgicale et vivent avec seul ou sans sein. Cet article vise comparer les stratégies résistance réappropriation deux associations celles non engagées dans association. Une association promeut l’acceptation sociale l’asymétrie, l’autre souligne l’importance personnelle nouvelle condition physique (appelée identitaire). Les montrent, en revanche, gestion l’asymétrie incluant actes...

Years ago, during an appointment with a breast surgeon in Southern Italy, while I was trying to explain my symptoms, he interrupted me wave of the hand and said, “That’s not relevant,” then ...

In this article, I explore how the concept of chronicity is mobilised by different actors in reference to metastatic breast cancer (MBC) and transformation condition as a consequence medical innovations. do so using data collected UK between 2017 2019 through in-depth interviews with professionals involved treatment MBC patients living MBC. show appears multidimensional uncertain concept, which analyse image nebula. While literature tends consider chronic or on route chronicisation,...

<ns4:p>In this open letter we examine the implications of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic for cancer research and care from point view social studies science, technology, medicine. We discuss how has disrupted several aspects care, underscoring fragmentation institutional arrangements, malleable priorities in research, changing promises therapeutic innovation. argue critical relevance qualitative sciences during despite difficulties immersive kinds fieldwork. Social science can...

This article explores the complicated relationship between feminism and women's mental health. I discuss differences convergences neurodiversity health how feminist theory has approached these topics. While contrasting pathologisation that disciplines can apply to women, often reduced conditions mere manifestations of patriarchy. Using autism as a prism, propose paradigm be means diverse brain mind experiences without reinforcing pathologisation. The choice two motivations: while is...

<ns4:p>In this open letter we examine the implications of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic for cancer research and care from point view social studies science, technology, medicine. We discuss how has disrupted several aspects care, underscoring fragmentation institutional arrangements, malleable priorities in research, changing promises therapeutic innovation. argue critical relevance qualitative sciences during despite difficulties immersive kinds fieldwork. Social science can...

Quand, en 1993 a l'âge de 41 ans, Barbara Brenner decouvre qu’elle est atteinte d’un cancer du sein, elle demande son medecin quel type il s'agit. En reponse, recoit un paternaliste : « Vous n'avez aucun besoin savoir ca » (p. 5). A compter cette premiere rencontre avec le monde medical, s'engagera trouver par elle-meme des reponses sur sa condition femme sein. Mais fera beaucoup plus, aidera milliers femmes developpe...