The Politics of Personalised Medicine: Pharmacogenetics in the Clinic

This book applies a social science perspective to an examination of issues that arise in clinical practice as a result of drug development linked to genetic testing. These include the social context within which new drugs undergo trials and the related attitudes and expectations of clinicians and patients. Two case studies illustrate the arguments--one on aspects of Alzheimer's disease, and the other on the drug Herceptin which is used in the treatment of breast cancer.

Author: Adam Hedgecoe
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Published: 01/17/2005
Pages: 216
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 0.75lbs
Size: 9.00h x 6.32w x 0.53d
ISBN: 9780521602655

Review Citation(s):
Scitech Book News 06/01/2006 pg. 96

About the Author
Hedgecoe, Adam: - Adam Hedgecoe is Lecturer at the Department of Sociology, University of Sussex. He has published in Science, Technology and Human Values, Social Studies of Science, Sociology of Health and Illness, and Bioethics.