The breast-cancer-ization of cancer survivorship: Implications for experiences of the disease

Social Science and Medicine

Volumn 110, Issue , 2014, Pages 56-63

  Bell, Kirsten ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Biosociality; Canada; Cancer; Cancer survivorship; Discourse analysis; Interviews; North America

Indexed keywords

CANCER; DISEASE TREATMENT; PUBLIC HEALTH; SURVIVORSHIP;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BREAST CANCER; CANADA; CANCER SURVIVOR; CLINICAL ARTICLE; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTERVIEW; MALE; PERSONAL EXPERIENCE; SHAME; SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY; STIGMA;

CANADA;

BIOSOCIALITY; CANADA; CANCER; CANCER SURVIVORSHIP; DISCOURSE ANALYSIS; INTERVIEWS; NORTH AMERICA;

ADULT; AGED; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; BREAST NEOPLASMS; CANADA; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEOPLASMS; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; SURVIVORS;

EID: 84899571060     PISSN: 02779536     EISSN: 18735347     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.socscimed.2014.03.031     Document Type: Article

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