This analysis explores how cancer impacts human experience and perception of risk and control using sociology.
Cancer as a form of sociology edgeworkCancer is usually talked about in medical terms.Clincians discuss treatments, medicines, and survival rates; scientists study cells and genes.Cancer is also a human, personal experience.It changes how people see life, risk, and control.Sociology helps us to understand this human dimension.One sociology concept that might help to do so is the idea of edgework.
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