Cervical cancer treatment policy in urban Saskatchewan : a feminist case study

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dc.contributor.advisor Mac Nevin, Audrey, 1955-
dc.coverage.spatial Saskatchewan
dc.creator Haase, Kristen
dc.date.accessioned 2011-05-09T12:31:35Z
dc.date.available 2011-05-09T12:31:35Z
dc.date.issued 2008
dc.identifier.other RC280 U8 H33 2008
dc.identifier.uri http://library2.smu.ca/xmlui/handle/01/22176
dc.description iv, 99 leaves : ill. ; 29 cm.
dc.description Includes abstract and appendices.
dc.description Includes bibliographical references (leaves 88-95).
dc.description.abstract Treatment based on biomedical principles has become the normative structure for medical practice in Canada. This model, however, imposes on patients rather than involves them as active agents in care. This feminist case study assesses the extent of a women's health approach within cervical cancer treatment at a cancer clinic in western Canada. It critically examines the rationale for and implementation of the clinic's policies drawing from semi-structured interviews with nine professionals working in cervical cancer treatment as well as from relevant information distributed to patients. Of the nine participants in the study, few were aware of women's health approaches and among those who were, it is apparent that the program does an inadequate job of representing women's needs. The recommendations of this project direct attention towards raising the profile of women's health and incorporating gender-based analysis into the biomedical treatment setting. The research identifies a need to raise the awareness of healthcare professionals who work in the area of women's health by emphasizing the importance of involving women directly in the formation of clinic policies in an attempt to prize experience as much as evidence.
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dc.language.iso en
dc.publisher Halifax, N.S. : Saint Mary's University : Mount Saint Vincent University
dc.subject.lcc RC280.U8
dc.subject.lcsh Cervix uteri -- Cancer -- Treatment -- Saskatchewan
dc.subject.lcsh Women's health services -- Saskatchewan
dc.subject.lcsh Medical policy -- Saskatchewan
dc.subject.lcsh Patient participation -- Saskatchewan
dc.title Cervical cancer treatment policy in urban Saskatchewan : a feminist case study
dc.type Text
thesis.degree.name Master of Arts in Women and Gender Studies
thesis.degree.level Masters
thesis.degree.discipline Women and Gender Studies
thesis.degree.grantor Saint Mary's University (Halifax, N.S.)
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