Being Patient: Close Encounters in Cancer World

Na’ ama Carlin, Louise Chappell and Siobhan O’ Sullivan all received the diagnosis people dread – cancer. Working in universities, these three women knew how to speak up. But in Cancer World, their voices were often unheard. As they negotiated medical hierarchies, ‘ scanxiety’ , gender bias, ongoing treatments and confronting diagnoses, they met others who felt the same.In Being Patient, Na’ ama, Louise and Siobhan share their own stories and talk to people about their experiences as patients and carers in Cancer World. Including stories from cancer experts – oncologists, GPs, nurses, surgeons, radiologists and researchers – Being Patient is unflinching and uplifting and offers unvarnished views of living with cancer from ‘ both sides of the desk’ .

Na’ ama Carlin is a Senior Lecturer in Sociology at the University of New South Wales. Siobhan O’ Sullivan was an Associate Professor of Social Policy and Research at the University of New South Wales, where she worked on inequality, policy, and animal rights. Louise Chappell is a Scientia Professor at the University of New South Wales where she researches gender justice in relation to politics, policy and law.