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Showing 1 to 20 of 47 for “"Cancer experience"”.
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The Geriatric Cancer Experience in End of Life: Model Adaptation and Testing
… this study was to test a model of The Geriatric Cancer Experience in End of Life as adapted from Emanuel and Emanuel's framework for a good death using SEM. It was hypothesized that the model was a five-factor structure composed of clinical status, physical, psychological, spiritual and quality …
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Assignment Of Meaning In The Male Breast Cancer Experience: A Phenomenological Study
… study was to gain an understanding of the lived experience of being a male diagnosed with breast cancer. With almost 200,000 cases of breast cancer diagnosed annually in the United States, a fact often overlooked is that approximately one percent of the newly-diagnosed patients are male. Because …
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Overcoming the Cancer Experience: Narrative Identity in Young Adult Survivors of Childhood Cancer
Although young adult survivors of childhood cancer (YAs) face a series of significant physical and psychosocial challenges, only a portion of these survivors will actually develop mental health difficulties. Research on narrative identity and posttraumatic growth suggests that developing a coherent …
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Narratives of women’s breast cancer experience and how this impacts on their working lives
Over 55,000 new breast cancer cases are diagnosed each year and the figures are rising. Most studies show that women want to get back to ‘normal’ and describe how returning to work helps to achieve this. For some, there are wider health implications which may affect their mobility or return to work …
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Do women who die of early breast cancer experience a burst of mutations during the growth of the mammary gland in puberty?
Thesis (M.S.)--Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Division of Toxicology, 1996.
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The experiences of siblings of paediatric cancer patients: a preliminary South African perspective
When a child is diagnosed with paediatric cancer, the entire family is affected. Relating to the impact of this new family diagnosis, it is often the siblings of the ill child who carry the greatest hidden burden of stress. Although there is a sound and growing body of international research …
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"""It was part of the water we were moving in, the air we were breathing:"" parent and adult-child communication across a mother's breast cancer trajectory"
A cancer diagnosis is a life altering experience that creates uncertainties and dilemmas. These challenges affect both patients and other members of their families. However, the existing literature focuses almost exclusively on how patients and spouses communicate following a cancer diagnosis, …
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Responding to localised prostate cancer : Lifeworld reconstruction during the first post-diagnostic year
This thesis investigated the experiences of men diagnosed with localised prostate cancer, as they reconstructed their lifeworlds during the first post-diagnostic year. With the exception of health related quality of life, a review of the psychosocial research literature revealed few studies that, …
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Early Stage or Curable Cancer Diagnoses in Minorities: A Journey of Survivors
… diagnosed with early-staged or curable forms of cancer experience physical, as well as, mental challenges associated with disease progression and treatment. Previous studies have demonstrated that minorities and underrepresented communities did not receive the same level of care in comparison to …
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The Role of Acculturation in Parent-Child Relationships for Adolescent and Young Adult Patients' Adjustment to Cancer
… adults (AYAs; ages 15-39) are diagnosed with cancer annually in the United States (NCI, 2015). This psychosocially at-risk group is less studied and understood than other age cohorts, and experience disparities in access to developmentally informed treatment. A sub-demographic amongst this …
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Finding the Silver Lining: Children and families' abilities to perceive benefits in the face of adversity
… faced with chronic illnesses state their experience has led to benefits. Adult research suggests individuals' abilities to perceive gains during times of adversity impacts their health; yet, research into children's perceptions is limited. Accordingly, this study investigated (a) what …
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Surviving Cancer in Appalachia: A Qualitative Study of Family Cancer Communication and Changing Personal Identities Through the Cancer Journey.
… care disparities including higher rates of cancer and premature mortality. Being diagnosed with cancer in the region may present a unique experience for survivors in regards to family cancer communication and changing personal identities. In a multiphasic study, the stories of 29 female …
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EMOTION REGULATION, EXECUTIVE FUNCTIONING, AND UNDERSTANDING OF INTENTIONALITY IN CHILDREN WITH A HISTORY OF PEDIATRIC CANCER
… processes that may be affected by the experience of pediatric cancer in young children, with particular focus on emotion regulation, executive functioning, and identifying the intentions of others. Additionally, it was hypothesized that parents of children with and without a history of …
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A Qualitative Descriptive Study of the Needs of Older Adults Recently Diagnosed with Cancer
… are the population most often diagnosed with cancer. Although much research has been conducted on a person’s adjustment to a cancer diagnosis, there has not been a direct focus on older adults’ perceptions of their needs following a cancer diagnosis. The significance of the problem of …
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Reconstructing experience of childhood cancer: a narrative inquiry
Many childhood cancer survivors experience long-term effects from their illness long after their treatments are over. In order to more fully understand the impact these effects have on a young person’s life, there is a need for more patient illness narratives. Using Connelly and Clandinin’s …
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The Lived Experiences of African American Women with Breast Cancer: Implications for Counselors
… methodology was used to explore the lived experiences of African American women diagnosed with breast cancer. Phenomenology focuses on the meaning of the lived experiences of individuals experiencing a concept, structure, or phenomenon (Creswell, 2007). The purpose of phenomenological …
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Understanding the Impact of Hobby Participation on Quality of Life During Cancer Treatment
… engagement in life-threatening illness and cancer. The aim of this study is to explore the role of regular hobby participation on QoL with regards to finding purpose and meaning making, increased coping skills, and social support through hobby participation during breast cancer treatment. …
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Transcending the Now: A Grounded Theory Study of Depressive Symptoms in African American Women with Breast Cancer
In breast cancer patients, symptoms of depression decrease quality of life and may have other serious consequences, such as increasing mortality. Few studies have focused on psychosocial issues and their relation to breast cancer in African-American women. Thus, only limited information has been …
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Cancer survivors : a study of the lived experience of what cancer patients find therapeutic in psychotherapy
This study explored what cancer patients found therapeutic in psychotherapy during the time of their illness or after. It also unearthed the manner in which cancer patients made sense of their lived experience. For this purpose, a retrospective study was used. Four females who were diagnosed with …
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Addressing the Mental Health Needs of Chinese American Women Cancer Survivors Through Art Therapy
<p>A diagnosis of cancer bears unique physical and psychological burdens which lead to a level of distress that cannot be equated with any other chronic disease. Prolonged stress has been found to have a negative impact on morbidity, mortality, and quality of life for cancer survivors. As the …
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