Oncology trajectories of elderly patients in a palliative situation : « The long and winding road

This paper focuses on trajectories of elderly patients with metastatic cancer who experience several lines of systemic palliative cancer treatments. Based on photographs representing paths, the representations between patients and professional caregivers vary. Where the latter see wearisome treatmen...

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Published inRevue médicale suisse Vol. 14; no. 607; pp. 1042 - 1046
Main Authors Anchisi, Annick, Foley, Rose-Anna, Ansermet, Claire, Anchisi, Sandro
Format Journal Article
LanguageFrench
Published Switzerland 16.05.2018
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Summary:This paper focuses on trajectories of elderly patients with metastatic cancer who experience several lines of systemic palliative cancer treatments. Based on photographs representing paths, the representations between patients and professional caregivers vary. Where the latter see wearisome treatments and spaces of negotiation, the patients wish to be seen as fighters, a figure that ought to be adopted to face cancer and its treatments, day after day, to meet medical and social expectations.
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ISSN:1660-9379