Breast Cancer Gene Research and Medical Practices

Provides a comparative transnational perspective on global social and cultural developments on BRCA genetics including perspectives from within Europe (UK, Germany, France), the ‘global south’ (India, Brazil) and also the US, Canada and Australia Includes a range of cross disciplinary perspectives, theoretical and methodological approaches from across a diverse field of disciplines including, STS, Sociology, Bioethics, Political Science, Anthropology, History The introductory section provides a comprehensive overview of the current state of play regarding social science engagement with the field of BRCA genetics and an updated contemporary perspective on current developments in this field of science and technology Foreword, Commentaries and Afterword are from leading academics in the field providing a critical perspective on themes raised in the book as a whole. This includes commentaries from Rayna Rapp, Nina Hallowell, Susanne Bauer and Martina Schlünder.