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THE BODY AND THE CULTURE AS THE LOCUS OF CANCER

Illness is also a socio-cultural construction and cancer is one of the most symbology-loaded illnesses. People who experience it, go through a process of liminarity where they may emerge modified, perceiving a new meaning to life. In daily health care, we perceive that this symbolic culturally-const...

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Main Authors: Sônia Ayako Tao Maruyama (Author), Aldenan Lima Correa da Costa (Author), Elisete Aparecida Rubira do Espírito Santo (Author), Roseney Bellato (Author), Wilza Rocha Pereira (Author)
Format: Book
Published: Universidade Federal do Paraná, 2006-08-01T00:00:00Z.
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Summary:Illness is also a socio-cultural construction and cancer is one of the most symbology-loaded illnesses. People who experience it, go through a process of liminarity where they may emerge modified, perceiving a new meaning to life. In daily health care, we perceive that this symbolic culturally-constructed dimension has been neglected. Through an anthropological view, we try to bring out the grounds in order to re-think nursing actions towards people who experience cancer, extending their perspectives beyond the biological body.
Item Description:http://dx.doi.org/10.5380/ce.v11i2.6880
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