Negotiating Structural Vulnerability in Cancer Control (School for Advanced Research Advanced Seminar Series)

Nancy J. Burke (editor) & Laura Eichelberger (editor) Julie Armin (editor)

ISBN 10: 0826360319 / ISBN 13: 9780826360311

Published by University of New Mexico Press 2019-03-30, 2019

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Negotiating Structural Vulnerability in Cancer Control (School for Advanced Research Advanced Seminar Series)
• Publisher: University of New Mexico Press 2019-03-30
• Publication Date: 2019
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0826360319
• ISBN 13: 9780826360311
• Binding: Paperback
• Condition: New

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Synopsis

The contributors utilize insights gained from studies on cancer to extend structural vulnerability beyond its original conceptualization to encompass spatiality, temporality, and biosocial shifts in both individual and institutional arrangements.

About the Author

Julie Armin is an assistant professor in the Department of Family and Community Medicine at the University of Arizona. Alongside her clinical colleagues, she conducts research that aims to improve equity in cancer care.

Nancy J. Burke is a professor of anthropology and public health at the University of California, Merced, where she also serves as the chair of public health. She is a full member of the UCSF Helen Diller Comprehensive Cancer Center.

Laura Eichelberger is the senior epidemiology and health research consultant at the National Tribal Water Center of the Alaska Native Tribal Health Consortium and a former Cancer Prevention Fellow at the National Cancer Institute.