“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 …

The lived experience of surviving breast cancer.

J Pelusi - Oncology nursing forum, 1997 - europepmc.org
Conclusions Surviving breast cancer evokes many feelings and concerns for the women
and those around them. By identifying, acknowledging, and addressing these feelings and …

Long-term survivors of breast cancer: A qualitative descriptive study

BJ Carter - Cancer Nursing, 1993 - journals.lww.com
The purpose of this study was to explore the daily lived experience of women who have
survived breast cancer beyond 5 years without recurrence. A qualitative descriptive …

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 …

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 …

The transition experience to breast cancer survivorship

MT Knobf - Seminars in Oncology Nursing, 2015 - Elsevier
Objectives To provide an overview of the concerns and needs of breast cancer survivors and
describe approaches to quality patient-centered breast cancer survivorship care. Data …

Lived experience of breast cancer survivors: A phenomenological study

C Chiaranai, S Chularee, JS White - Journal of Nursing Research, 2022 - journals.lww.com
Background Breast cancer (BrCa) is the most common cancer worldwide. Five-year survival
rates among individuals with BrCa are the highest of all types of cancer, yet there is a …

Informational and emotional needs of long‐term survivors of breast cancer

CG Vivar, A McQueen - Journal of advanced nursing, 2005 - Wiley Online Library
Aims. This paper presents a review of the informational and emotional needs of long‐term
breast cancer survivors, with particular attention to the different needs of women according …

The lived experience of gynecologic cancer survivors in Taiwan

LY Tsai, KL Wang, SY Liang, JM Tsai… - Journal of Nursing …, 2017 - journals.lww.com
Background: Although it is now possible to achieve permanent remission in a large
percentage of gynecologic cancer (GC) cases, many GC patients in remission experience …

'Dropped from the system': the experiences and challenges of long‐term breast cancer survivors

H Matthews, H Semper - Journal of advanced nursing, 2017 - Wiley Online Library
Aims The aim of this study was to explore breast cancer patients' experiences during
survivorship. Particular attention is given to the role of specialist breast care nurses in …