Overview
- Offers an engaging and thought-provoking account as to why people may choose Stem Cell Therapy
- Outlines the potential dangers and benefits of Stem Cell Therapy, and discusses the media's portrayal of these
- Draws on numerous case studies from people who travelled across the world in search of treatment
Part of the book series: Health, Technology and Society (HTE)
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This book provides a unique and innovative perspective on the controversial phenomenon of ‘stem cell tourism’. A growing number of patients are embarking on stem cell treatments that are clinically unproven and yet available in clinics and hospitals around the world. The authors offer a cutting-edge multi-dimensional perspective on this complex and rapidly changing phenomenon, including an analysis of the experiences of those who have undertaken or have contemplated undertaking a stem cell treatment, as well as examination of the views of those who undertake research or advise on or provide stem cell treatments. Developing the concept of ‘the political economy of hope’, and referencing case studies of the stem cell treatment market in China, Germany, and Australia, this book argues for a reframing of ‘stem cell tourism’ to understand why patients and families pursue these treatments and whether authorities’ concerns are justified and whether their responses are appropriate and proportionate to the alleged risks.
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Authors and Affiliations
About the authors
Alan Petersen is Professor of Sociology, School of Social Sciences, Monash University, Australia.
Megan Munsie is a stem cell scientist in the Australian Research Council-funded Stem Cells Australia initiative at The University of Melbourne.
Claire Tanner is Lecturer of Sociology, School of Social Sciences, Monash University, Australia.
Casimir MacGregor is Research Fellow in Sociology, School of Social Sciences, Monash University, Australia.
Jane Brophy is a PhD candidate in Sociology, School of Social Sciences, Monash University, Australia.
Megan Munsie is a stem cell scientist in the Australian Research Council-funded Stem Cells Australia initiative at The University of Melbourne.
Claire Tanner is Lecturer of Sociology, School of Social Sciences, Monash University, Australia.
Casimir MacGregor is Research Fellow in Sociology, School of Social Sciences, Monash University, Australia.
Jane Brophy is a PhD candidate in Sociology, School of Social Sciences, Monash University, Australia.
Bibliographic Information
Book Title: Stem Cell Tourism and the Political Economy of Hope
Authors: Alan Petersen, Megan Munsie, Claire Tanner, Casimir MacGregor, Jane Brophy
Series Title: Health, Technology and Society
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1057/978-1-137-47043-0
Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan London
eBook Packages: Social Sciences, Social Sciences (R0)
Copyright Information: The Editor(s) (if applicable) and The Author(s) 2017
Hardcover ISBN: 978-1-137-47042-3Published: 19 January 2017
Softcover ISBN: 978-1-349-69190-6Published: 13 November 2020
eBook ISBN: 978-1-137-47043-0Published: 12 January 2017
Series ISSN: 2946-3386
Series E-ISSN: 2946-3378
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: XVII, 218
Topics: Medical Sociology, Research Methodology, Sociology of the Body, Quality of Life Research, Popular Science in Medicine and Health