Navigating Cancer
A Study on Breast Cancer Experience
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 17830581 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Nathalia Ocampo-Ocampo (0009-0005-4982-9957, Universidad del Valle, corresponding author), Mónica Roncancio-Moreno (0000-0001-6936-9840, Universidad del Valle), Raffaele De Luca Picione (0000-0002-5951-8336, Giustino Fortunato University) |
| Year | 2026 |
| Volume | 9 |
| Issue | S1 |
| Pages | 261-283 |
| Publication date | 2026-03-03 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Human Arenas (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 2522-5790 • E-ISSN: 2522-5804 |
| Publisher | Springer Science+Business Media (PUBLISHER • DE) |
| DOI | 10.1007/s42087-026-00553-x |
| OpenAlex | W7133311739 |
| Language | EN |
| References cited | 38 |
The oncological process involves multiple changes that must be navigated throughout the illness. This study explores how María constructs meaning in her relationship with herself and her environment in response to the ruptures and transitions emerging in the early stages of breast cancer. From the moment of diagnosis, María’s experience shifted from perceiving cancer as an abstract possibility to confronting it as a concrete reality filled with physical, emotional, and social challenges. In this process, her interpretations of the illness were gradually reconstructed, moving from viewing cancer as distant to recognizing it as part of her everyday life. Grounded in cultural psychology, this research examines the moments in which her representations emerged and how the experience of cancer transformed the way she relates to herself and her surroundings. The study demonstrates that inhabiting cancer is not merely a medical process but a deeply symbolic experience in which every change, loss, and adjustment creates new ways of existing and relating to the world
Breast cancer · Cancer · Grounded theory · Lived experience · Meaning (existential) · Moment (physics) · Qualitative research · Cancer survivorship and care · Empathy and Medical Education · Simone de Beauvoir and Sartre
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An Invitation to Cultural Psychology
From Methodology to Methods in Human Psychology
Towards a Semiotic Cultural Clinical Psychology
The Dynamic Nature of the Human Psyche and its Three Tenets
Creating new spheres of experience in the transition to a nursing home
Between the General and the Unique
What cultural psychologies need
Cultural mediation of grief
Development and vulnerability across the lifecourse
Beyond Therapeutic Adherence
The Role and Function of Autobiographical Memory Narratives during the Emotional Processing of Breast Cancer Treatment
The Semiotic Paradigm in Psychology. A Mature Weltanschauung for the Definition of Semiotic Mind
The Idiographic Approach in Psychological Research. The Challenge of Overcoming Old Distinctions Without Risking to Homogenize
Trajectories of the notion of liminality
Towards new horizons
Social-ecological semiotics and the complex organization of psyche, language, and culture
| Citation velocity | historical |
|---|---|
| Highly cited | No |