Purpose The purpose of this qualitative follow-up study was to describe women's individual
coping experiences and reflections following their first year after primary breast cancer …

drageset s., lindstrøm tc, giske t. & underlid k.(2011) Being in suspense: women's
experiences awaiting breast cancer surgery. Journal of Advanced Nursing 67 (9), 1941 …

Background Increased breast cancer survival means that many women live with long-term
consequences of their cancer and treatment. Knowledge about their coping is important …

Introduction: Breast cancer diagnosis brings to women's life massive change that lead to a
plethora of emotions such as uncertainty, fear of disease progression and inability to adjust …

drageset s., lindstrøm tc & underlid k.(2010) Coping with breast cancer: between diagnosis
and surgery. Journal of Advanced Nursing66 (1), 149–158. Abstract Title. Coping with breast …

Purpose Breast cancer is a significant health issue all around the world and the most
frequent type of cancer among Swedish women. The aim of this study was to explore and …

Purpose Women's experience of breast cancer treatment is a complex feature of survival
which reflects and impacts upon the quality of their inter-personal relationships. We aimed to …

Background: While much is now known about breast cancer survivors' long‐term health,
quality of life, and psychological state, relatively little is known about the period immediately …

Chemotherapy treatment for cancer can have a profound impact on appearance, and is
often experienced as distressing. Few qualitative studies explore experiences of …

Purpose A diagnosis of breast cancer is a key turning point in a woman's life that may lead to
her experiencing severe and persistent distress and potentially presaging a psychiatric …