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The Politics of Personalised Medicine: Pharmacogenetics in the Clinic

Name: The Politics of Personalised Medicine: Pharmacogenetics in the Clinic
ISBN: 9780521841771

Adam Hedgecoe

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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.

Categories:

Medicine - Pharmacology

Year:

2005

Publisher:

Cambridge University Press

Language:

english

Pages:

218

ISBN 10:

0521841771