Stem Cell Tourism and the Political Economy of Hope

• Main Authors: Petersen, Alan. (Author), Munsie, Megan. (Author), Tanner, Claire. (Author), MacGregor, Casimir. (Author), Brophy, Jane. (Author)
• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Format: eBook
• Language: English
• Published: London : Palgrave Macmillan UK : Imprint: Palgrave Macmillan, 2017.
• Series: Health, Technology and Society
• Subjects: kmenové buňky; terapie; pacienti; zdravotní turistika > psychologické aspekty; zdravotní turistika > etické a morální aspekty; stem cells; therapy; patients; medical tourism > psychological aspects; medical tourism > ethical and moral aspects; elektronické knihy; monografie; electronic books; monographs
• ISBN: 9781137470430
• Physical Description: XVII, 218 p. online resource.
• Access: Plný text je dostupný pouze z IP adres počítačů Univerzity Tomáše Bati ve Zlíně nebo vzdáleným přístupem pro zaměstnance a studenty

This book provides a unique and innovative perspective on the controversial phenomenon of 'stem cell tourism'. A growing number of patients are embarking on stem cell treatments that are clinically unproven and yet available in clinics and hospitals around the world. The authors offer a cutting-edge multi-dimensional perspective on this complex and rapidly changing phenomenon, including an analysis of the experiences of those who have undertaken or have contemplated undertaking a stem cell treatment, as well as examination of the views of those who undertake research or advise on or provide stem cell treatments. Developing the concept of 'the political economy of hope', and referencing case studies of the stem cell treatment market in China, Germany, and Australia, this book argues for a reframing of 'stem cell tourism' to understand why patients and families pursue these treatments and whether authorities' concerns are justified and whether their responses are appropriate and proportionate to the alleged risks.- Resumé vydavatel