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Body Image of Women with Breast Cancer After Mastectomy: A Qualitative Research
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OBJECTIVE: To gain a holistic and deep understanding about how mastectomy effects the body image of women who have breast cancer. MATERIALS AND METHODS: The sample of this qualitative descriptive study consisted of twenty patients who underwent mastectomy procedures. Semi-structured interviews were conducted during the second week after mastectomy. Each interview was transcribed verbatim, and a thematic analysis was performed. RESULTS: After the mastectomy, the findings related to the women's body image and their experiences were specified as four main themes and seven sub-themes. The main themes were: meaning of the breast, mastectomy and me, my body image and body image changes, and social life. Most of the participants in this study stated that the breast meant femininity, beauty, and motherhood. It was found that the meaning of mastectomy varied according to individuals. Women used quite negative statements about their appearances. The participants also said that they felt that half themselves was missing, as individuals and women. The women stated that they preferred clothes that hid their lack of breast. Some of the participants mentioned that relations with their husbands were not like before, and they abstained from social interaction. CONCLUSION: Our findings suggest that mastectomy as a surgical treatment for breast cancer may negatively affect a woman's body image and her self-image.
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“Qualitative research done in this aspect on women who have undergone mastectomy has shown that the surgery adversely affects women. The research clearly showed that women miss their self-image and hence their body appearance due to mastectomy. Mastectomy had adverse effects on attire and intimacy with their partners. 38”
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Metadata
- Authors
- Kocan, S., & Gursoy, A.
- Venue
- Journal of Breast Health
- Publisher
- AVES YAYINCILIK A.Ş.
- Published
- 2016-09-29
- Volume
- 12
- Issue
- 4
- Pages
- 145-150
- ISSN
- 1306-0945 (ISSN-L)
- 2149-1976
- PMC
- PMC5351438
- OpenAlex
- W2527226569
- Cited by
- 238
- References
- 33
- Citations by year
- 2026: 22 · 2025: 28 · 2024: 31 · 2023: 38 · 2022: 26 · 2021: 32 · 2020: 25 · 2019: 15 · 2018: 17 · 2017: 4
- FWCI
- 11.90
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- green
- www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
- Locations
- Meme sağlığı dergisi/Meme sağlığı dergisi (publishedVersion)
- PubMed Central (publishedVersion)
- PubMed (publishedVersion)
- DOAJ (DOAJ: Directory of Open Access Journals) (submittedVersion)
- Topics
- Health Sciences › Medicine › Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health › Women's cancer prevention and management
- Health Sciences › Medicine › Surgery › Breast Implant and Reconstruction
- Health Sciences › Medicine › Oncology › Cancer survivorship and care
- Keywords
- body image, breast cancer, mastectomy, women, femininity, motherhood, self-image, social life, marital relationships, clothing preferences, patient experience
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