Women with breast cancer living with one breast after a mastectomy

Sukartini, Tintin; Sari, Yulia

doi:10.15452/cejnm.2021.12.0012

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“…Unfortunately, cancer treatment may produce a number of adverse effects with a patient-specific incidence and severity. Many women perceive the surgical treatment as disfiguring and leading to a loss of femininity [12,13]. The cosmetic effect and intense pain (especially in the arm and breast) contribute to poorer daily functioning and interfere with Institutional Review Board Statement: The study was conducted according to the guidelines of the Declaration of Helsinki, and approved by the Ethics Committee of Medical University Bioethics Committee (approval no.…”

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Coping Strategies, Pain, and Quality of Life in Patients with Breast Cancer

Ośmiałowska

Misiąg

Chabowski

et al. 2021

JCM

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Introduction: Each year, around 16,500 women in Poland are diagnosed with breast cancer, the second most common cause of death in women. In Poland, nearly 70,000 women live with breast cancer diagnosed within the last 5 years. Quality of life (QoL) research is particularly important in cancer patients, as it provides knowledge on their psychological and physical health, as well as the environment in which the patients function, all of which is essential to implementing multidisciplinary care involving the best use of the appropriate methods. Carrying the burden of cancer is a major challenge for patients. The strategy that patients use to cope with breast cancer significantly affects their quality of life. The purpose of the study is to assess the impact of coping strategies on the QoL in breast cancer patients. Material and Methods: The prospective study included a group of 202 women who had undergone surgical treatment for breast cancer at the Lower Silesian Cancer Center and who reported for follow-up appointments at the Oncology Clinic and the Surgical Oncology Clinic. For the study, we used the: EORTC QLQ-C30 cancer questionnaire, EORTC QLQ-BR23 module, Mental Adjustment to Cancer (Mini-MAC) scale, visual analog scale (VAS) for pain intensity, as well as the patients’ medical records, hospital records, and our own survey form. Results: The mean patient age was 53 years. Most patients had been diagnosed with cancer between one and two years before. In the women studied, there was a negative association between QoL and the choice of a destructive strategy for coping with cancer, and a positive one between QoL and a constructive coping strategy. Severe pain caused by the disease and its treatment significantly decreased the patients’ QoL in multiple domains. Conclusions: Patients choosing constructive strategies obtained higher QoL scores, while greater reliance on destructive coping strategies was associated with significantly worse QoL. In all functioning domains, higher levels of pain were associated with poorer QoL and more severe symptoms associated with the disease and its treatment.

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Coping Strategies, Pain, and Quality of Life in Patients with Breast Cancer

Ośmiałowska

Misiąg

Chabowski

et al. 2021

JCM

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“…The following speeches illustrate the experience of being a half‐woman: “I feel missing. As if my body is half” [31]; “I'm not being a whole person” [32]; “I feel my body is not enough” [33]; and “Something important has been snatched from me without which I feel incomplete” [34].…”

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Body image experience of women with breast cancer: A meta‐synthesis

Rodrigues

Neris

Nascimento

et al. 2022

Scandinavian Caring Sciences

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Background: Body image is a multidimensional concept that involves the mental image of the human body and the feeling of being oneself throughout existence.Treatment for breast cancer causes several bodily changes that affect women's body image.Aims: This meta-synthesis aims to synthesise and interpret primary qualitative studies on the experience of body image in women undergoing treatment for breast cancer.Methods: A qualitative meta-synthesis was conducted employing systematic searches in six databases (PubMed, CINAHL, SCOPUS, Web of Science, PsycINFO, and LILACS). Data analysis was performed according to thematic synthesis.Results: Forty studies were included. Five descriptive themes were identified: (1) actively saying goodbye to body image; (2) the rupture of body image; (3) the sacrifice of body image in exchange for life; (4) body image as a vehicle for social expression; and(5) resignation of the alterated body image. These themes were understood through one analytical theme: Half-woman: body image of the woman with breast cancer. Conclusion:The experience of body image in the context of breast cancer is a dynamic phenomenon, which involves dismissal, rupture, and resignation and occurs mediated by interpersonal contact.

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“…The strong emotional reactions after mastectomy experienced by the women in this study are in accord with previous studies (Brunet et al, 2013;Odigie et al, 2010) showing that women face physical, emotional and social changes and difficulties after treatment. Emotional intensive coping and problem-solving intensive coping have been used by women after mastectomy (Sukartini and Sari, 2021). Healthcare professionals should be aware of the physical and emotional changes that the women go through and provide information and psychosocial support (Chang et al, 2014).…”

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“…Every day, twenty Swedish women receive the diagnosis of breast cancer (National Board of Health and Welfare, 2018). Breasts are emphasized by the society as a symbol of femininity, motherhood and sexuality (Sukartini and Sari, 2021;Webb et al, 2019). The loss of a breast or both breasts after mastectomy may lead to feelings associated with mental image, anxiety, depression, reduced sexual attraction, hopelessness, fear of recurrence, and suicide (Cebeci et al, 2012;Jørgensen et al, 2015;Kunkel et al, 2002).…”

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confidence: 99%