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

  • Wanessa Silva
  • Iago Dillion Lima Cavalcanti
  • Juliana Vasconcelos
  • Juliene Tenório

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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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Publicado
2023-02-06
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Silva W., Cavalcanti I. D. L., Vasconcelos J. y Tenório J. (2023). Women with breast cancer: social issue and chemotherapy treatment in an oncological unit in the agreste Pernambuco, Brazil. Mediaciones Sociales, 21, e74739. https://doi.org/10.5209/meso.74739
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