Memories of Treatment
The Immediacy of Breast Cancer
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 5454757 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Roanne Thomas-Maclean, Roanne Thomas‐maclean (University of New Brunswick, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2004 |
| Volume | 14 |
| Issue | 5 |
| Pages | 628-643 |
| Publication date | 2004-05-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Qualitative Health Research (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1049-7323 • E-ISSN: 1552-7557 |
| Publisher | SAGE Publications Inc (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.1177/1049732304263658 |
| PMID | 15107167 |
| OpenAlex | W2124954955 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 23 |
| References cited | 42 |
This article represents one facet of the author's research on women's experiences of embodiment after breast cancer. Herein, women's reliance on and rejection of medicalized understandings of this condition are explored via participants' descriptions of memories of treatment. Data collection consisted of 24 in-depth interviews with 12 women, using phenomenological and feminist approaches. Five themes emerged: (a) issues of control, (b) suffering, (c) encountering medicine, (d) visible loss, and (e) leaving active treatment. Participants found the medicalization of breast cancer to be problematic, but they were also reluctant to leave the realm of acute care. Although a large volume of breast cancer research now exists, the women's accounts demonstrate that further research into the experience of breast cancer is necessary
Breast cancer · Cancer · Epistemology · Immediacy · Medicalization · Political science · Psychiatry · Psychotherapist · Qualitative research · Realm · Sociology · Empathy and Medical Education · Medicine · Music Therapy and Health · Patient-Provider Communication in Healthcare · Psychology
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| Unique citing works | 23 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 1,21 |
| Citation span | 2007 - 2026 (20) |
| Citation velocity | current |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 22 |