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The Cancer Within

- Reproduction, Cultural Transformation, and Health Care in Romania

About The Cancer Within

The Cancer Within examines cervical cancer in Romania as a point of entry into an anthropological reflection on contemporary health care. Fashioned by patriarchal relations, lived religion, and the historical trauma of pronatalism, Romanian women’s responses to reproductive medicine and cervical cancer prevention are complicated by neoliberal reforms to medical care.

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  • Language:
  • English
  • ISBN:
  • 9781978829596
  • Binding:
  • Hardback
  • Pages:
  • 228
  • Published:
  • May 13, 2022
  • Dimensions:
  • 152x229x20 mm.
  • Weight:
  • 458 g.
Delivery: 2-4 weeks
Expected delivery: October 24, 2024

Description of The Cancer Within

The Cancer Within examines cervical cancer in Romania as a point of entry into an anthropological reflection on contemporary health care. Fashioned by patriarchal relations, lived religion, and the historical trauma of pronatalism, Romanian women’s responses to reproductive medicine and cervical cancer prevention are complicated by neoliberal reforms to medical care.

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