Latency of breast cancer stigma during survivorship and its influencing factors: A qualitative study.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

Breast cancer diagnosis and treatment have been shown in studies to have a negative impact on patients' physical, psychological, and social well-being, as well as overall quality of life. Psychologically, it's linked to sadness, anxiety, and demoralisation. Stigma contributes to the hidden burden of breast cancer as a chronic illness. Research on the elements that breast cancer survivors encounter as influences on stigma associated to the disease is lacking. Based on the lived experiences of breast cancer survivors, this study sought to investigate the factors that lead to the manifestations of both self- and public breast cancer stigma.

Methods

Individual semi-structured interviews with 24 patients diagnosed with breast cancer were performed, followed by five f

SUBMITTER: Melhem SJ 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10043425 | biostudies-literature | 2023

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature