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Record Nr.

UNINA9910580145503321

Autore

Schües Christina

Titolo

Stem Cell Transplantations Between Siblings As Social Phenomena : The Child's Body and Family Decision-Making

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Cham, : Springer Nature, 2022

Cham : , : Springer International Publishing AG, , 2022

©2022

ISBN

3-031-04166-6

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (276 pages)

Collana

Philosophy and Medicine ; ; v.144

Classificazione

MED050000SOC057000

Altri autori (Persone)

Rehmann-SutterChristoph

JürgensenMartina

HerzogMadeleine

Soggetti

Philosophy

Bio-ethics

Medical sociology

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Sommario/riassunto

This open access book offers insights in short- and long-term experiences from families with bone marrow transplantations between minor siblings. It is based on the first extended qualitative study with 17 families about experiences with recent transplants and experiences with transplants up to 20 years in the past. It covers reflections of donors, recipients and other family members, as well as family interactions. Transplantation of bone marrow from one sibling to another who is ill with a blood cancer (such as Leukemia) is a life-saving therapy. Young children however are not in a position to give consent themselves. How should they be adequately included, depending to their age? Which ethical questions are raised for the parents both at the time of treatment and afterwards, and for the medical professionals in clinical and regulatory contexts? For an in-depth discussion of the findings the books brings together a group of leading scholars from the fields of bioethics, family sociology and philosophy of medicine.