The disease is mine, the body is mine, I decide”

Individual, interpersonal, and institutional barriers and facilitators among survivors of women's cancers in Andean countries

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ID15217300
AuthorsCaroline M Johnson (0000-0002-6616-4441, University of Washington), Yamile Molina (0000-0001-8742-5658, University of Illinois Chicago), Magaly M Blas (0000-0002-3008-1695, University of Washington), Magaly Blas (0000-0003-3411-9213, University of Washington), Mallory Erickson (University of Washington), Angela M Bayer (0000-0002-5153-039X, University of California, Los Angeles), Angela Bayer (School of Public Health and Administration, Universidad Peruana Cayetano Heredia, Lima, Peru), Marina Chiappe Gutierrez (School of Public Health and Administration, Universidad Peruana Cayetano Heredia, Lima, Peru), Paul E Nevin (University of Washington), Isaac E Alva (Universidad Peruana Cayetano Heredia), Isaac Alva (School of Public Health and Administration, Universidad Peruana Cayetano Heredia, Lima, Peru), Deepa Rao (0000-0003-4076-0170, University of Washington, corresponding author)
Year2018
Volume39
Issue5
Pages522-535
Publication date2018-01-09
Open AccessNo
TypeARTICLE
VenueHealth Care For Women International (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 0739-9332 • E-ISSN: 1096-4665
PublisherTaylor & Francis (PUBLISHER • GB)
DOI10.1080/07399332.2017.1421198
PMID29313760
OpenAlexW2748096803
LanguageEN
Citations received3
References cited36

Recent national cancer plans address high cancer mortality in Latin America, particularly in Andean countries. Little is known about which individual, interpersonal, and institutional facilitators and barriers persist, particularly from the perspective of cancer survivors. We conducted 15 semi-structured interviews with survivors of breast and cervical cancers during and after a Pan American Health Organization sponsored conference on women's cancers in Lima, Peru. We analyzed data using an inductive content analysis approach. Patients reported primarily psychosocial barriers and facilitators at individual, interpersonal, and institutional levels. Additionally, survivors provided recom-mendations to refine existing policy to improve the cancer care experience for patients

Breast cancer · Cancer · Disease · Family medicine · Health care · Interpersonal communication · Interpersonal relationship · Latin Americans · Political science · Psychiatry · Psychosocial · Cancer survivorship and care · Global Cancer Incidence and Screening · Medicine · Palliative Care and End-of-Life Issues · Psychology · Social Psychology · Gerontology

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