Perception of women with breast cancer undergoing chemotherapy: a comprehensive analysis

• Published in: Revista Brasileira de Enfermagem Vol. 72; no. suppl 3; pp. 103 - 110
• Main Authors: Medeiros, Marlise Barros de, Silva, Rose Mary Costa Rosa Andrade, Pereira, Eliane Ramos, Melo, Sérgio Henrique da Silva, Joaquim, Fabiana Lopes, Santos, Bianca Marques Dos, Goés, Ticiane Roberta Pinto
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Brazil Associação Brasileira de Enfermagem 01.12.2019
• Subjects: Adult; Aged; Alopecia; Antineoplastic Combined Chemotherapy Protocols - therapeutic use; Baldness; Breast cancer; Breast Neoplasms; Breast Neoplasms - drug therapy; Breast Neoplasms - psychology; Cancer therapies; Chemotherapy; Consciousness; Drug Therapy; Endocrine therapy; Ethics; Existentialism; Female; Humans; Interviews as Topic; Medical prognosis; Merleau-Ponty, Maurice (1908-1961); Middle Aged; Nursing Care; Oncology; Oncology Nursing; Phenomenology; Philosophy; Philosophy Nursing; Quality of life; Reductionism; Women's Health Services; Womens health

To comprehensively analyze the perception of women with breast cancer on the experience of undergoing chemotherapy. This was a qualitative, descriptive, phenomenological study, supported by the Merleau-Ponty philosophy. It was conducted in a chemotherapy outpatient clinic with 20 participants who co...