Cancer in literature

• Verfasst von: Engelhardt, Dietrich von [VerfasserIn]
• Titel: Cancer in literature
• Titelzusatz: between phenomenology and symbolism
• Verf.angabe: Dietrich von Engelhardt
• E-Jahr: 2021
• Jahr: 22 May 2021
• Umfang: 16 S.
• Teil: year:2021
• Teil: pages:275-290
• Teil: extent:16
• Fussnoten: Gesehen am 14.07.2021
• Titel Quelle: Enthalten in: Ethical challenges in cancer diagnosis and therapy
• Ort Quelle: Cham, Switzerland : Springer, 2021
• Jahr Quelle: 2021
• Band/Heft Quelle: (2021), Seite 275-290
• ISBN Quelle: 978-3-030-63749-1
• DOI: doi:10.1007/978-3-030-63749-1_18
• Datenträger: Online-Ressource
• Sprache: eng
• Sach-SW: Bibliotherapy
• Sach-SW: Central Dimensions
• Sach-SW: Medical Humanities
• Sach-SW: Patient And Illness
• Sach-SW: Physician And Therapy
• Sach-SW: Social Contacts
• K10plus-PPN: 1762884399

Abstract

Cancer has been an important theme in literature, especially since the nineteenth century. Central dimensions of the frequent literary representations and interpretations of cancer are pathophenomenology, aetiology, diagnosis and therapy, image of the physician, subjectivity of the patient, medical institutions, social reactions and symbolism. The relationship between literature and medicine is a complex and reciprocal one marked by ontological differences. The long tradition of 'medical humanities' dating from ancient to present times is essential as human and humane medicine for the benefit and dignity of the suffering, sick and dying.