Comments on Medical Humanities: Breast Oncology

Hello, I'd like to present you interesting article...

2006-10-26T11:39:00.000+01:00

Hello, I'd like to present you interesting articles about this disease:
Breast Cancer
Breast Cancer: Trends and Incidence
Breast Cancer: Risk Factors
Breast Cancer: Effective Universal Preventive Interventions
Breast Cancer: Effective Selective Preventive Interventions
Breast Cancer: Effective Indicated Preventive Interventions
Breast Cancer: Practice and Policy Implications
Breast Cancer: Future Directions

Jo Spence is interesting because she turned the ca...

2006-06-01T11:38:00.000+01:00

Jo Spence is interesting because she turned the camera on herself at a time when breast cancer was still something of a taboo subject, especially in visual culture. She was adamant that one should record the bad times as well as the good - family photo albums are more revealing about the 'gaps' than how the visually represent people.

I have spent a lot of time thinking about why we read pathography. I'll admit I wouldn't have read Ruth Picardie unless I felt obliged by my job. But I am glad I did. I think it was life-affirming as all pathographies are to well people, but I learnt so much from it about the impact of illness on the family. I like to think I will be better prepared for dealing with serious illness if/when it comes my way as a result.

However, why people read 'misery memoirs' ('A Child Called It' for example) I don't know. I am sure that it must act as some sort of catharsis. Of course one doesn't have to 'enjoy' reading a book to make it valuable.

This is really interesting AJ. Jo Spence was prett...

2006-05-31T23:31:00.000+01:00

This is really interesting AJ. Jo Spence was pretty radical in her time and as for Picardi's book, well I read it about nine years ago and cried all the way through. I think with Picardi you tread a fine line between pleasure and pain in the reading. It is such a painfuol story to read so why do we keep on reading?