Cover; Title Page; Copyright Page; Dedication; Table of Contents; List of figures; Acknowledgements; 1 HEROES; 2 METAPHORS; 3 MONSTERS; 4 BODIES; 5 VISIONS; 6 SELVES; 7 RESPONSIBILITIES; 8 ENDINGS; Notes; Bibliography; Index
Summary
Stories of cancer are full of monster and marvels; the monstrousness of the disease and the treatments, the marvels of the cures and the saved lives. Still one of the most dreaded diseases to haunt our imaginations, cancer is more than an illness - it is a cultural phenomenon. People who have cancer are bombarded with competing explanations of their conditions: it is genetically inherited; it is environmentally produced; it is the result of their personality. Teratologies - A Cultural Study of Cancer investigates how this disease is perceived, experienced and theorised in contemporary
