The study aimed to understand the context of resilient man when ill with prostate cancer. This is an ethnographic case study conducted with two prostate cancer survival men with a high degree of resilience. The data was collected on their places, in 2012 April and May, using semi-structured in-depth interviews, participant observation and ecomap. For the data analysis, it was built two units of meaning: "Identity of the resilient man: contextualizing the informants" and "The resilient man finding himself ill". It was noticed that the identity of being a resilient man, to these informants, was marked by historical and cultural difference which permeated their actions in the process of being ill with prostate cancer. It is important that nurses pay attention to the cultural aspects of human health, so that they can feel part of the healing process, becoming an active subject facing their own health.
Objective: To know the experience of women who underwent mastectomy for breast cancer in relation to their daily activities. Method: it is a qualitative study with six women in oncological follow-up in a teaching hospital in Southern Brazil. Data were collected through semi-structured interviews, from March to June 2015, and analyzed according to the operative proposal. Results: Before the mastectomy, the participants reported retaining the full performance of their functional capabilities. After the procedure, they reported difficulties in self-care actions, work and household chores. Adoption of coping strategies was needed to overcome the everyday barriers. Conclusion: Each woman is able to conduct her own life even when facing adverse situations. Family support, friends, faith, and the availability of health services helped the woman to adapt to changes resulting from mastectomy. Descriptors: Breast neoplasms, Mastectomy, Survival, Daily living activities.
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Objetivo: conhecer a vivência da família na sobrevivência ao câncer. Metodologia: pesquisa qualitativa e descritiva realizada nos meses de outubro e novembro de 2017, com 10 familiares de pacientes com recidiva de câncer em tratamento quimioterápico no Serviço de Oncologia do Hospital Escola da Universidade Federal de Pelotas filial EBSERH. Utilizou-se como instrumentos de coleta a entrevista semiestrutura e para interpretação dos resultados a análise de conteúdo de Bardin. Resultados: o estudo revelou que os familiares consideraram as dificuldades relacionadas às inversões de papeis entre a pessoa com o câncer e sua família. Para eles, o diagnóstico da doença e posteriormente a recidiva provocou mudanças psicológicas, sociais, familiares e espirituais. Considerações finais: a sobrevivência ao câncer é um processo que vai sendo construído diariamente e cada família a vivencia de forma única, sendo a adoção de estratégias de enfrentamento necessárias para superar as barreiras impostas pela doença.
Objective: To present the supportive social network of men who survived prostate cancer. Method: It is an ethnographic case study, which was carried out with two men that survived prostate cancer and had high rates of resilience. Data was collected at the patient's home from April to May 2012, through semi-structured in-depth interviews, participant observation and ecomap. Results: For data analysis, three sense unities were elaborated: "The role of man in the family", "Religious belief as a form of support" and "Physician-patient relationship: implications in man's survival to cancer". Conclusion: The family and the spirituality of these men are important supportive social networks when building their survival, as well an enlightening communication offered by health professionals, which helped to experience this process with greater security and tranquility.
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