The experiences among older Taiwanese women facing a new diagnosis of breast cancer

MH Lu, HR Lin, MD Lee - Cancer nursing, 2010 - journals.lww.com
Background: Breast cancer is one of the most common types of cancer among women. Older
women have differences in physical conditions and culture backgrounds compared with …

“From patient to survivor”: women's experience with breast cancer after 5 years

SY Fang, KT Lee - Cancer nursing, 2016 - journals.lww.com
Background: Women who have survived breast cancer for 5 years without recurrence are
not subject to active follow-up because of limited resources. Their life experiences more than …

Comparing issues faced by younger and older women with breast cancer

S Cameron, ME Horsburgh - Canadian …, 1998 - canadianoncologynursingjournal …
The purpose of this qualitative study was to explore issues identified by women with breast
cancer to determine if the experiences of women over 60 years of age differed from younger …

The fatigue experiences of older Taiwanese women with breast cancer

SL Tsai, HR Lin, TY Chao, PF Lin - Journal of clinical nursing, 2010 - Wiley Online Library
Aims and objectives. This study explored the fatigue experiences in older Taiwanese
women with breast cancer. Background. Cancer is a common disease for older people, and …

Open wounds and healed scars: a qualitative study of elderly women's experiences with breast cancer

B van Ee, C Smits, A Honkoop, A Kamper… - Cancer …, 2019 - journals.lww.com
Background Breast cancer is more prevalent among women 60 years or older than among
women younger than 60 years. However, we know much more about the breast cancer …

Posttreatment concerns of older women with early-stage breast cancer

VW Loerzel, K Aroian - Cancer nursing, 2012 - journals.lww.com
Background: The majority of older (aged≥ 65 years) women diagnosed with breast cancer
are in the early stage. However, little is known about older women's posttreatment concerns …

Living with newly diagnosed breast cancer: a qualitative study of 10 women with newly diagnosed breast cancer

BT Landmark, A Wahl - Journal of advanced nursing, 2002 - Wiley Online Library
Aim. The aim of this qualitative study was to describe from the perspective of 10 women
(aged 39–69 years), their experience of living with breast cancer. Background. Although …

'Making the best of it': Chinese women's experiences of adjusting to breast cancer diagnosis and treatment

MR Fu, B Xu, Y Liu, J Haber - Journal of advanced nursing, 2008 - Wiley Online Library
Title.'Making the best of it': Chinese women's experiences of adjusting to breast cancer
diagnosis and treatment. Aim. This paper is a report of a study to describe Chinese women's …

“A Bump in the Road”-Older Women's Views on Surviving Breast Cancer

VW Loerzel, K Aroian - Journal of Psychosocial Oncology, 2013 - Taylor & Francis
Due to the aging of the Baby Boomer generation, surviving with breast cancer will become
more common, but also more complicated, as older women are often dealing with additional …

Fear of recurrence as a predictor of care needs for long-term breast cancer survivors

SY Fang, SJ Fetzer, KT Lee, YL Kuo - Cancer Nursing, 2018 - journals.lww.com
Background: The improved survival rate for breast cancer has increased the number of
women living with the diagnosis for more than 5 years. Limited studies have focused on the …