Oncofertility - Ethical, Legal, Social, and Medical Perspectives (Paperback, 2010 ed.)

Oncofertility has emerged as a way to address potential lost or impaired fertility in cancer patients and survivors, with active biomedical research that is developing new ways to help these individuals preserve their ability to have biological children. In order to move beyond oncofertility as a science and medical technology and begin to address the ethical, legal, and social ramifications of this emerging field, we must give voice to scholars from the humanities and social sciences to engage in a multidisciplinary discussion. This book brings together a pool of experts from a variety of fields, including communication, economics, ethics, history, law, religion, and sociology, to examine the complex issues raised by recent developments in oncofertility and to offer advice from national and international perspectives as we create new technology. Given the inherent interdisciplinary nature of oncofertility, this book is not only valuable, but also necessary to cultivate a deep understanding of new issues with the eventual aim of offering proposals for addressing them. Indeed, this book will be useful for people not only within the humanities and social sciences disciplines but also for those who are confronted with cancer and the possibility of impaired fertility and the medical practitioners within oncology and reproductive medicine who are at the front lines of this emerging field.

General

Imprint:	Springer-Verlag New York
Country of origin:	United States
Series:	Cancer Treatment and Research, 156
Release date:	November 2012
First published:	2010
Editors:	Teresa K. Woodruff • Laurie Zoloth • Lisa Campo-Engelstein • Sarah Rodriguez
Dimensions:	235 x 155 x 28mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Paperback
Pages:	522
Edition:	2010 ed.
ISBN-13:	978-1-4614-2659-2
Categories:	Books > Social sciences > Sociology, social studies > Social issues > General Books > Medicine > General issues > Public health & preventive medicine > General Books > Humanities > Philosophy > Topics in philosophy > Ethics & moral philosophy > General Books > Medicine > Clinical & internal medicine > Diseases & disorders > Oncology > General Books > Philosophy > Topics in philosophy > Ethics & moral philosophy > General
LSN:	1-4614-2659-6
Barcode:	9781461426592

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