Assessing and supporting body image and sexual concerns for young women with breast cancer: a literature review

Kinamore, Cher

doi:10.1017/s1460396908006377

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“…Their views are consistent with studies that indicate that the psychosocial effect of cancer in younger people (Zebrack, 2011) and the long-term impact of cancer treatment on the quality of life of younger women (Geue et al, 2014) is not represented adequately in research. Addressing the effects of the latter has been identified as essential to improving the quality of life of young women with breast cancer (Fobair et al, 2006), particularly in a population where the impact of treatment expands over decades (Gilbert, Ussher, & Perz, 2010;Kinamore, 2008). In addition, researchers identified that, even when information is available, a need exists to develop mechanisms that allow the information to reach relevant patient groups (National Institute for Health and Care Excellence, 2013).…”

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“It’s Like We Don’t Exist”: Tailoring Education for Young Women Undergoing Surgery for Early-Stage Breast Cancer

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Gilbert

Gerty

et al. 2018

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“It’s Like We Don’t Exist”: Tailoring Education for Young Women Undergoing Surgery for Early-Stage Breast Cancer

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Gilbert

Gerty

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“…Another key issue examined concerns the effects of mastectomy on women's sexual life. Many women with a mastectomy feel less desirable and exhibit reduced self-confidence in sexual behavior (Ashing-Giwa et al, 2004;Crouch & McKenzie, 2000;Landmark & Wahl, 2002) and this is true, especially for younger women (Avis et al, 2004;Fobair et al, 2006;Hill & White, 2008;Kinamore, 2008;Thewes et al, 2004). Long-lasting changes in women's sexual mood, arousal, and satisfaction, as well as a reduction in the frequency of sexual contact, have been reported (Ussher et al, 2012(Ussher et al, , 2014.…”

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Gender identity, embodiment and liminality in women΄s experience of mastectomy

Ziliaskopoulou¹,

Avdi²

2023

Psychology

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In addition to a potentially life-threatening illness, women with breast cancer also face several challenges related to the effects of medical treatment on their bodies and their embodied identity. Mastectomy, as a highly invasive treatment, has significant impact on women's lives. This study aims to investigate the experience of mastectomy and the subjective meanings that it holds for women, in relation to their identity and relationships. The research questions were explored through a phenomenological approach in order to better understand the role of the body in this experience, and a gender perspective was adopted in order to critically examine the socio-cultural background that shapes women’s experience. Seventeen women, aged between 26-57, who had undergone mastectomy following a breast cancer diagnosis, participated in the study. The research material was collected through semi-structured interviews and analyzed using phenomenological analysis. The analysis also drew upon a gender perspective, given a focus of the study on the gendered dimension of embodied identity. Findings indicate that a core element of the experience of mastectomy concerns the alteration of embodied identity and a sense of liminality, an unresolved state of being in between the previous normal life and life post-diagnosis. The analysis highlighted the need to expand the concept of liminality in psycho-oncology, to include the ambiguity associated with women’s self-identification as ‘normal women’, in relation to embodied experience and the socio-cultural constructions of the female breast. Interestingly, liminality in relation to gender identity characterizes many women’s experience, despite the use of silicone pads and/or plastic reconstructive surgery to manage the altered body. The findings enrich our theoretical understanding of the experience of mastectomy, broaden the concept of liminality, highlight the gendered dimensions of identity and the role of the socio-cultural context in shaping the experience of mastectomy. Moreover, they point to useful directions for the design and delivery of individualized support to women who have undergone mastectomy.

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“…Αρκετές έρευνες έχουν διερευνήσει την επίδραση του καρκίνου του μαστού γενικότερα και της μαστεκτομής ειδικότερα στη σεξουαλικότητα των γυναικών, κάτι που φαίνεται ότι αποτελεί πρόβλημα κυρίως για τις νεότερες γυναίκες (Hill, & White, 2008. Kinamore, 2008.…”

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H Εμπειρία Της Μαστεκτομής: Στίγμα Και Μεταβολές Στην Ενσώματη Ταυτότητα

Αυδή¹,

Ζηλιασκοπούλου²,

Ρούσση³

2020

Psychology

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Breast cancer and its treatment have significant effects on a bodily, psychological and social level. Although there are many studies of breast cancer and its effects on women’s lives, the research literature that examines the experience of mastectomy and the meaning that women themselves attribute to it is relatively limited. This paper exploresthe experience of mastectomy in relation to social representations regarding femininity and health, which provide the context for and affect the personal meaning attributed to the experience, as well as women’sdecisions regarding treatment. The findings of a phenomenological study, based on interviews with eight women that had undergone mastectomy for breast cancer, are presented. The analysis focuses on aphenomenological description of the experience of mastectomy, whilst taking into account the fact that the female breast has particularly strong connotations of femininity, sexuality and motherhood, that is,important aspects of women’s identity. It seems that a central aspect of women’s experience of mastectomy is a sense that they are somehow ‘different’ and this sense is associated with a stigmatised identity. The ways in which women seem to manage the double stigma, associated with the identity of a cancer patient and with that of a ‘deficient’ woman, are further discussed in the paper.

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Assessing and supporting body image and sexual concerns for young women with breast cancer: a literature review

Cited by 7 publications

References 36 publications

“It’s Like We Don’t Exist”: Tailoring Education for Young Women Undergoing Surgery for Early-Stage Breast Cancer

“It’s Like We Don’t Exist”: Tailoring Education for Young Women Undergoing Surgery for Early-Stage Breast Cancer

Gender identity, embodiment and liminality in women΄s experience of mastectomy

H Εμπειρία Της Μαστεκτομής: Στίγμα Και Μεταβολές Στην Ενσώματη Ταυτότητα

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