Abstract
This work investigates the transformation of people experience with advanced cancer. I) describe and analyze the transformation of the body of people with advanced cancer and II) describe and analyze the influence of religion in the transformation of that experience. An ethnography was carried out in a public hospital in Mexico City in Iztacalco city hall. Narrative was used as a tool to explore emotions, body and experience. The theoretical discussion was based on the theories of the phenomenology of perception, the theory of performativity, the concept of habitus and the notion of globalization. The body is a continuous field of transformation from which the social and global meanings around cancer are constructed and influence the medical care.
Highlights
This work investigates the transformation of people experience with advanced cancer
Es interesante reflexionar sobre cómo construimos ciertas prenociones en torno a nuestras profesiones
Tuve que emprender una búsqueda que me acercó a la antropología para poder contextualizar la experiencia de las personas con enfermedades crónicas, lo cual implicó ver la enfermedad como un proceso sociohistórico con implicaciones éticas, culturales, políticas, económicas y biológicas [1]
Summary
This work investigates the transformation of people experience with advanced cancer. Objectives I) Describe and analyze the transformation of the body of people with advanced cancer and II) Describe and analyze the influence of religion in the transformation of that experience. Este trabajo es el reflejo de una etnografía cuyo objetivo fue estudiar la experiencia de vida de las personas con cáncer avanzado.
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