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'It's your fault you got cancer': the blame game that doesn't help anyone

  • Written by Alexandra Gibson, Post-Doctoral Research Fellow in Sociology, UNSW Australia
imageMany people with cancer feel ashamed and judged by others' reactions.from shutterstock.com

Culturally, we have very clear ideas about cancer: what someone with cancer looks like, how it must feel, and even what it says about those who get diagnosed.

These include various stereotypes – for example, the image of a typical breast cancer survivor...

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