Abject Ontologies: Cancer and ‘Living On’

This paper examines cancer through the lens of abjection. While cancer can be understood as an abject lifeform, we explore what we name the abject ontologies created through both cancer detection technologies/practices and cancer treatment, specifically the drug combination Adriamycin and Cytoxan. W...

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Published in:The Journal of medical humanities 2022-09, Vol.43 (3), p.455-466
Main Authors: Ehlers, Nadine, Krupar, Shiloh
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Cultural and Media Studies
Literature
Regional and Cultural Studies
Theory of Medicine/Bioethics
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