Used book – Cancer, AIDS... Quality of Life, Claude Jasmin, Jay a. Levy, Gabriel Bez

Cancer and AIDS are chronic diseases for which new therapies are constantly being tested or developed. In light of the effectiveness of advances in biology and medicine, but also the side effects of therapies, it is no longer possible to have a purely technological view of illness at a societal level. It is urgent to reflect on the changes in medicine, their impact on quality of life, a new and legitimate demand from patients and families, and a major challenge in the field of health. Both an assessment tool and a conceptual tool, quality of life is at the heart of a societal debate in developed countries, which must meet this challenge.

First objective: to try to identify the main lines of thought and the elements of the debate. Hence the themes addressed in this book: how to define quality of life is at the heart of a societal debate in developed countries, which must meet this challenge.

First objective: to try to identify the main lines of thought and the elements of the debate. Hence the themes addressed in this book: how to define the question of life (and end of life)? Can it be measured? What are the social and ethical issues? What is the role of fundamental research? What are the prospects for developing countries? A multidisciplinary and global approach, led by international experts from very different backgrounds, including doctors, researchers, economists, lawyers, sociologists, and philosophers.