Regarding recurrence as a possibility in the lives of women with breast cancer, this work aimed at identifying how they construct the meaning of such possibility from their own existence. The study was based on the conceptions of symbolic interactionism and the content analysis of interviews with 12 mastectomized women was used. The possibility of recurrence was present in the lives of the women under study. It was configured by the uncertainty that they experienced and represented in the thematic units identified in their accounts when they stated to be "living with a stigmatizing disease", "experiencing a negative feeling" and "facing prejudice".

Objective:To identify opportunistic screening actions for breast cancer performed by nurses working in primary health care units in Ribeirão Preto, São Paulo. Method: Cross-sectional study with 60 nurses from 28 units, who had been working for at least one year in the public municipal health care network. Data were collected between December 2013 and March 2014, by means of a questionnaire, using descriptive analysis and the software IBM SPSS version 20 and Microsoft Excel 2010. Results: The results showed that 71.7% of the participants questioned their female patients as for risk factors for breast cancer, mainly during nursing consultation; 70.0% oriented users about the age to perform clinical breast exam, whereas 30.0% did not due to lack of knowledge and time; 60.0% explained about the age to perform mammogram; 73.3% did not refer patients with suspicious breast exam results to the referral department, citing scheduling as the main obstacle to referral. Educational activities were not performed by 78.3% of participants. Conclusion: Investment is needed in professional training and management of breast cancer screening. DESCRIPTORSBreast Neoplasms; Primary Health Care; Nurse's Role.

Objective: To evaluate functional capability, quality of life, and correlation between these variables in women with breast cancer one year after cancer treatment. Method: This descriptive, exploratory, cross-sectional, and quantitative study used the following instruments: a personal data form, Katz's index and Lawton's index to assess functional capability, and the EORTC QLQ-C30 and EORCT QLQ-BR23 to assess quality of life. Results: Regarding functionality, cancer treatment negatively affected instrumental activities of daily life and compromised daily activities in women with breast cancer. These women also had impaired physical and psychosocial functions in leisure time and social participation. These events correlated with a worsening of quality of life. Conclusion: In this study, women with breast cancer had changes in functional capability that negatively affected daily activities and social participation. This situation led to impairment in their quality of life. ResumoObjetivo: Avaliar a capacidade funcional, a qualidade de vida e a correlação entre essas variáveis, de mulheres com câncer mamário, que terminaram o tratamento oncológico há, no máximo, um ano. Método: Estudo descritivo, exploratório, transversal e quantitativo por meio da aplicação de questionários: formulário com dados pessoais; Índice de Katz e Índice de Lawton para Capacidade Funcional; EORTC QLQ-C30 e EORCT QLQ-BR23 para Qualidade de Vida. Resultados: Quanto à funcionalidade, este tratamento prejudicou a realização das Atividades Instrumentais de Vida Diária, o que compromete as atividades cotidianas destas mulheres. Houve, também, comprometimento nas funções físicas e psicossociais, nas atividades de lazer e de participação social, sendo que estas se correlacionaram com a piora da Qualidade de Vida. Conclusão: Evidenciou-se que as mulheres com câncer de mama vivenciam alteração na capacidade funcional, o que prejudica a realização de suas atividades cotidianas e sua participação social, levando a um comprometimento na qualidade de vida.

Estudo descritivo, de abordagem qualitativa, que objetivou compreender a percepção da vulnerabilidade à doença, entre mulheres com diagnóstico avançado do câncer do colo do útero, tendo como referencial, a vulnerabilidade. Participaram doze mulheres que estavam em atendimento ambulatorial hospitalar, para tratamento do câncer cérvico-uterino avançado. Os dados foram coletados por entrevistas e analisados por Análise de Conteúdo. Dos resultados emergiram duas categorias temáticas: Percebendo-se vulnerável na descoberta da doença e Percebendo-se vulnerável na realização do tratamento. Fatores relacionados à cliente, profissionais, serviços, entre outros, tornaram a mulher suscetível aos problemas e danos de saúde, relativos ao câncer cérvico-uterino, exacerbando sua vulnerabilidade à doença. É necessário superar deficiências no modelo de assistência e humanização do atendimento, no grau de compromisso e qualidade das instituições, dos recursos, gerenciamento e monitoramento dos programas de prevenção e detecção do câncer do colo do útero, nos diferentes níveis de atenção.