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“Struggling to Accept the New Breast as Part of My Body”–The Challenge of Immediate Breast Reconstruction in Women With Breast Cancer

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Han, Jeehee, Jin, Juhye, Kim, Sanghee, Lee, Dong Won, Kim, Sue·2022·Cancer Nursing
DOI 10.1097/ncc.0000000000001043
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BACKGROUND: Women have difficulties in making decisions and experiences an unexpectedly long recovery period after immediate breast reconstruction. There are still many limitations in understanding the overall changes in life experienced by women with breast cancer before and after immediate breast reconstruction. OBJECTIVE: This study aimed to explore the challenges experienced by women with breast cancer undergoing immediate breast reconstruction and how they coped with these problems. METHODS: Strauss and Corbin's grounded theory design was used. In-depth face-to-face individual interviews were undertaken with 11 women with breast cancer from 4 hospitals in Korea. Data collection and analysis were conducted simultaneously, using the constant comparative method. RESULTS: The core category was "struggling to accept the new breast as part of my body." "Decision making regarding immediate breast reconstruction" was the initial step, followed by "facing the changed breasts after surgery." The challenge of "living with the new breasts" slowly merged into "making up my mind to accept my breasts with gratitude." CONCLUSION: Women with breast cancer undergoing immediate breast reconstruction struggled to accept the new breast as part of their body, and some reached a measure of closure and acceptance with gratitude. IMPLICATION FOR PRACTICE: Nurses can apply findings by recognizing the experiences, perceptions, and needs of women; providing patients with sufficient information on the whole process; and offering continuous supportive care to facilitate the coping process. In addition, nurses should consider a variety of approaches that help women to integrate their changed bodies into their self-concept and self-image and restore a sense of normality.

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Authors
Han, J., Jin, J., Kim, S., Lee, D. W., & Kim, S.
Affiliations
Korea National University of Transportation (KR)
Corresponding author
  • Kim, Sanghee
  • Kim, Sue
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Venue
Cancer Nursing
Publisher
Ovid Technologies (Wolters Kluwer Health)
Published
2022-01-13
Volume
45
Issue
4
Pages
262-270
ISSN
  • 0162-220X (ISSN-L)
  • 1538-9804
DOI
10.1097/ncc.0000000000001043
OpenAlex
W4206517301
Cited by
4
References
28
Citations by year
2025: 2 · 2024: 2
FWCI
0.96
Type
journal article
Language
en
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Licence
cc-by-nc-nd
Locations
  • Cancer Nursing (publishedVersion)
  • PubMed (publishedVersion)
  • YUHSpace (Yonsei University Medical Library) (submittedVersion, cc-by-nc-nd)
Topics
  • Health Sciences › Medicine › Surgery › Breast Implant and Reconstruction
  • Health Sciences › Medicine › Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health › Women's cancer prevention and management
  • Health Sciences › Medicine › Oncology › Cancer survivorship and care
Keywords
immediate breast reconstruction, breast cancer, body acceptance, coping, decision-making, self-concept, self-image, gratitude, nursing support, women's experiences
MeSH terms
Adaptation, Psychological, Breast Neoplasms, Female, Humans, Mammaplasty, Republic of Korea, Grounded Theory

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Han, J., Jin, J., Kim, S., Lee, D. W., & Kim, S. (2022). “Struggling to Accept the New Breast as Part of My Body”–The Challenge of Immediate Breast Reconstruction in Women With Breast Cancer. Cancer Nursing. https://doi.org/10.1097/ncc.0000000000001043