Women with breast cancer: social issue and chemotherapy treatment in an oncological unit in the agreste Pernambuco, Brazil

Autor: Wanessa Silva, Iago Dillion Lima Cavalcanti, Juliana Vasconcelos, Juliene Tenório
Jazyk: Spanish; Castilian<br />Portuguese
Rok vydání: 2023
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Zdroj: Mediaciones Sociales, Vol 21 (2023)
Druh dokumentu: article
ISSN: 1989-0494
DOI: 10.5209/meso.74739
Popis: Objective: To analyze the expressions of the social issue, mentioned by women diagnosed with malignant breast cancer. Methodology: This is a qualitative study, based on the critical-dialectic method. Results: From the diagnosis of breast cancer, the expression of the Social Question in the lives of these women intensifies, for several reasons; for not having social policies that guarantee access, effectiveness, and continuation of treatment. Conclusion: The phenomena that affect women make them more vulnerable during chemotherapy, limiting their possibilities and their autonomy, especially when they are heads of households, which in this study represented 52% of women.
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