From discovery to treatment: Stressors, coping, and reflections of female breast cancer survivors

• Main Authors: Rufino, Junn, Santos, Paulo Antonio, Sta. Agueda, Casleen
• Format: text
• Language: English
• Published: Animo Repository 2004
• Subjects: Breast > Cancer; Breast > Cancer > Patients; Breast > Cancer > Patients > Biography; Breast > Cancer > Anecdotes; Psychology
• Online Access: https://animorepository.dlsu.edu.ph/etd_bachelors/6422
• Institution: De La Salle University

The goal of the study is to identify the stressors, coping strategies, and reflections of female breast cancer survivors from the time of diagnosis up to treatment. The researchers interviewed nine women who have undergone mastectomy and treatment. A descriptive research design was used, in addition...