Stem cell tourism and the political economy of hope. ([2017])

• Record Type: Book
• Further Information: Note: Alan Petersen, Megan Munsie, Claire Tanner, Casimir MacGregor, Jane Brophy.
• Authors: Petersen, Alan R, 1953-; Munsie, Megan; Tanner, Claire; MacGregor, Casimir; Brophy, Jane
• Contents: Series Editors' Preface; Acknowledgements; References; Contents; List of Tables; 1: Stem Cell Tourism in Context; Stem Cell Tourism in the Context of the Health and Medical Travel Industry; The Rise of Global Healthcare; Exploring the Sociocultural Dynamics of Stem Cell Tourism; Capturing Expectations and Experiences; Outline of Remaining Chapters; References; 2: 'Choice', Hope, and Stem Cell Treatments; 'Choice' and Its Paradoxes in Global Healthcare; Critical Junctures in Decision-Making; The Immediate Aftermath of Diagnosis; The Perception of 'No Choice'; Experiences of Doctors. The Significance of Other Patients' Personal Stories Community Support and Fund-Raising; The Experiences of 'Non-Travellers'; Not Wanting to Know Details of Treatment; Country of Destination; Conclusion; References; 3: Managing Hope; Heightened Expectations; Fringe Science; Concerned About the High Cost of Hope; Managers of Hope; 'Accidental' Advisors; Conclusion; References; 4: Hopeful Journeys of Stem Cell Tourists; Difficult Leaps of Faith: Journeys to the Clinic; At the Clinic; Treatment; Reflections: Home Again; Conclusion; References. 5: Exploiting Stem Cell Hopes in Germany Regulating Cell Therapies in Germany; Timing, Exemptions, and Terminology Ambiguity; Enter X-Cell; Recognising and Responding to Risk; Regulators as 'Mediators of Trust'; Conclusion; References; 6: Selling Hope in China; Brand China; Creating the Chinese Market; Regulating the Market; Destination China: Making the Unfamiliar Accessible; Clinic Concierges and Past Patients as Ambassadors; Shaping the Treatment Experience; Commodifying Hope; Purveyors of Hope; 'Cleaning Up' the Market: Regulations, Detours, and New Destinations. Attempts to Regulate Detours and New Destinations; Conclusion; References; 7: Hope 'at Home': Stem Cell Treatments in Australia; The Rise of Unproven Stem Cell Therapies in Australia; Hope at Home: Patient Perspectives; The Experience of Undertaking Stem Cell Treatment in Australia; Legitimising Therapies: Provider Perspectives; Providers' Views on Regulation; Contested Hope and Regulations; Seeking Hope or Salvation?; Exploitation of Loopholes or Medical Innovation?; Hope, 'Regulation', and the Future of Stem Cell Treatments; References; 8: Re-framing 'Stem Cell Tourism' The Shifting Landscape of the Stem Cell Treatment Market Authorities' Responses to 'Stem Cell Tourism' Thus Far; References; Appendix; Index.
• Publisher Details: London : Palgrave Macmillan
• Publication Date: 2017
• Extent: 1 online resource
• Subjects: 306.461; Social sciences; Medical tourism; Stem cells -- Transplantation; POLITICAL SCIENCE -- Public Policy -- Cultural Policy; SOCIAL SCIENCE -- Anthropology -- Cultural; SOCIAL SCIENCE -- Popular Culture; Medical tourism; Stem cells -- Transplantation; Medical Tourism -- psychology; Stem Cell Transplantation; Sociological Factors; Medical Tourism -- ethics; Social Science -- Sociology -- General; Medical -- General; Social research & statistics; Sociology; Social issues & processes; Popular medicine & health; Social medicine; Quality of Life_xResearch; Medicine; Social Science -- Disease & Health Issues; Medical sociology; Electronic books; Personal Narratives
• Languages: English
• ISBNs: 9781137470430; 1137470437
• Related ISBNs: 9781137470423; 1137470429
• Notes: Note: Includes bibliographical references and index.; Note: Vendor-supplied metadata.
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