Stem cell tourism and the political economy of hope / Alan Petersen, Megan Munsie, Claire Tanner, Casimir MacGregor, Jane Brophy
- Bib ID:
- 7338002
- Format:
- Book
- Author:
- Petersen, Alan R., 1953-, author
- Description:
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- [London] : Palgrave Macmillan imprint is published by Springer Nature, [2017]
- ©2017
- xvii, 218 pages ; 22 cm.
- ISBN:
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- 9781137470423 (hardback)
- 1137470429 (hardback)
- Invalid ISBN:
- 9781137470430 (electronic book)
- Series:
- Health, technology, and society.
- Full contents:
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- 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.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
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