The significance of the diagnosis of breast cancer for young women

• Grant number: 12/24899-0
• Support Opportunities: Scholarships in Brazil - Doctorate (Direct)
• Start date: August 01, 2013
• End date: April 11, 2017
• Field of knowledge: Health Sciences - Nursing - Public Health Nursing
• Principal Investigator: Marislei Sanches Panobianco
• Grantee: Paola Alexandria Pinto de Magalhães
• Host Institution: Escola de Enfermagem de Ribeirão Preto (EERP). Universidade de São Paulo (USP). Ribeirão Preto , SP, Brazil

Abstract

The breast cancer in women awakes feelings of depreciation, anger, depression, guilt and fear. In young women it is more aggressive, early diagnosis is difficult and the prognosis is not satisfactory. The study aims to understand the significance of breast cancer for young women, their consequences and expectations for these women. This is a descriptive study with a qualitative approach, to be held at the Mastology Clinic Hospital of the Faculty of Medicine of Ribeirão Preto, University of São Paulo and the Center for Teaching, Research and Rehabilitation Assistance in mastectomy, the Nursing School of Ribeirão Preto / USP. Will be selected through the records and database, women aged between 18 and 40 years old when diagnosed with breast cancer are being met and that the services mentioned above. Data will be collected through interviews and analyzed by technique of thematic content analysis, using Symbolic Interactionism as a theoretical framework. A guiding question will direct the study: "Tell me how you felt when you receive a diagnosis of breast cancer and the consequences of this in your life." The number of participants is not predetermined, and interviews will be finalized at the time the empirical data make possible the understanding of the phenomenon. Studies of young women with breast cancer are still scarce and we believe that identifying the needs and expectations presented by these women may contribute to an effective and humane care for them, spread the knowledge to other productions of healthcare, provide subsidies for other crops scientific and alert to the importance of early detection of the disease, especially in young women. (AU)

Scientific publications

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PAOLA ALEXANDRIA PINTO DE MAGALHÃES; EDILAINE ASSUNÇÃO CAETANO DE LOYOLA; GISELLE DUPAS; MARIANA LOPES BORGES; TATIANA DA SILVA VAZ PATERRA; MARISLEI SANCHES PANOBIANCO. O SIGNIFICADO DAS ATIVIDADES LABORAIS PARA MULHERES JOVENS COM NEOPLASIAS DA MAMA. Texto & Contexto : Enfermagem, v. 29, 2020-01-27. (12/24899-0)

Academic Publications

(References retrieved automatically from State of São Paulo Research Institutions)

MAGALHÃES, Paola Alexandria Pinto de. The meaning of breast cancer experience for young women. 2017. Doctoral Thesis - Universidade de São Paulo (USP). Escola de Enfermagem de Ribeirão Preto (PCARP/BC) Ribeirão Preto.