Resilience is a burgeoning focus in health research; yet, researchers have varying
conceptual and methodological approaches to understanding resilience across populations …

Background Cancer survivorship brings numerous challenges extending beyond physical
health to include psychological, social, and functional aspects that define the quality of life …

Individuals experiencing cancer often report feelings of abandonment by the healthcare
system after medical treatment has ended. Specifically, women with cancer have expressed …

This longitudinal nonheroic narrative study allows familiarity with personal and societal
transitions in the self-identity of individuals with life-threatening cancer. The theoretical …

Objective This follow-up study on perceived self-image and psychophysical distress/psychic
symptoms was based on a ranomized contolled study of art therapy on women with breast …

Objective To understand whether art and technology (mainly conversational agents) may
help oncology patients to experience a more humanized journey. Methods This narrative …

Metaphoric language is common in cancer discourse. However, prevailing military and
journey metaphors may not capture variation in cancer experiences. In this article, the …

Background This paper will report on the successful co-location of a community-based arts
and sexual health project that aimed to engage, educate and create testing, treatment and …

In contemporary societies, a significant proportion of women will be affected by breast or
ovarian cancer over the course of their lives. Dealing with illness is known to impact …

In Australia more than 330,000 people currently have cancer, more than 125,000 are
diagnosed with cancer every year and two thirds of those are expected to survive for longer …