"I Wasn't Gonna Let It Stop Me": Exploring Women's Experiences of Getting Through Chemotherapy for Ovarian Cancer

• Published in: Cancer nursing Vol. 42; no. 2; p. E31
• Main Authors: Staneva, Aleksandra A, Beesley, Vanessa L, Niranjan, Navin, Gibson, Alexandra F, Rowlands, Ingrid, Webb, Penelope M
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: United States 01.03.2019
• Subjects: Adaptation, Psychological; Adult; Antineoplastic Agents - therapeutic use; Female; Humans; Middle Aged; Narration; Ovarian Neoplasms - drug therapy; Ovarian Neoplasms - psychology; Qualitative Research

Many women with ovarian cancer experience significant chemotherapy-related adverse effects during treatment and thus cannot complete it without dose reductions and/or delays. There is some indication that chemotherapy completion is associated with improved survival, although currently little is know...