Repercussions of the diagnosis of female breast cancer in different age groups
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https://doi.org/10.15448/1983-652X.2016.1.21813Keywords:
breast neoplasms, diagnosis, femininity.Abstract
Objectives: To identify and describe the impact of the diagnosis of breast cancer in young women below 50 years old and older women over 50 years old living in the county of Goiás, to understand the similarities and differences.
Materials and Methods: A qualitative research was carried out through semi structured interviews with three young women and three older women who had received a breast cancer diagnosis. The interviews were analyzed through a social constructionist perspective, which resulted in the following topics: being a woman; breast cancer diagnosis, and the impact of treatment.
Results: The results showed that in both groups, except for an elderly woman, the diagnosis provokes reflections related to femininity and intense suffering, which were reduced to a religious experience.
Conclusion: The intense suffering presented by most of the women interviewed, regarding the cancer experience, demonstrates the need for a powerful health care assistance in order to expand coping strategies for women with breast cancer.
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