Purpose: War metaphors are omnipresent in public and medical discourse on cancer. If
some studies suggest that cancer patients may view their experiences as afight, few studies …

Listen to the interview with Anita Wohlmann about Metaphor in Illness Writing in New Books
Network here. Metaphor in Illness Writing argues that even when a metaphor appears …

Genetic testing can detect whether an individual carries a harmful variant in the BRCA1 or
BRCA2 (Breast Cancer 1 or 2) gene which, if present, drastically increases a woman's risk …

Metaphors play a crucial part in human cognition and significantly enhance doctor-patient
communication. However, metaphor uses of Chinese lung cancer survivors are still …

Introduction This paper examines pain, illness and medicine metaphors as used in
consultations between chronic pain patients and anaesthesiologists, physiotherapists and …

Purpose Meaning-making is fundamental to the cancer experience and communication
within cancer care is saturated with metaphors. The objective of this study was to better …

Despite the proven effectiveness of cancer prevention, the literature highlights numerous
obstacles to the adoption of screening, even at a young age. In cancer discourse, the …

The use of metaphors to talk about cancer experiences has attracted much research and
debate, especially in the case of military metaphors. However, questions remain about what …

Background Assessing and understanding the language that women use to express
physical, emotional, and social concerns of breast cancer experiences can often be …

Objective The aim of this study is to explore the experiences of gynaecological cancer
patients during the COVID‐19 pandemic from their own perspectives. Methods The study is …