“…breast cancer, chemotherapy, gene expression profiling, genomic medicine, treatment decision-making, treatment imperative as well as an ethical responsibility (2008, p. 344). Spencer et al (2022) show how this treatment imperative is generated beyond clinical encounters. Attending to experiences of late-life palliative care, they demonstrate its co-production through diverse actors and circumstances including care-providers and family members, as well as treatment schedules, biographical histories and test results.…”