Living the experience of breast cancer treatment: The younger women‘s perspective

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Objective: To explore the experience of breast cancer for young women under fifty years of age and describe their personal experience of coping with breast cancer treatment. Design: An interpretive qualitative design was used to explore the experience of breast cancer in a young women’s life. A purposive sample of six women completed in‑depth interviews. A thematic analysis of the transcripts generated several themes relating to their personal journey through breast cancer treatment. Setting: The setting for this study was an oncology outpatient’s setting in a large private hospital in Queensland, Australia. Subjects: Six women aged between 28 and 45 years of age with a diagnosis of breast cancer in the last 12 months. Results: Treatment for breast cancer began so quickly following diagnosis leaving little time to adjust to the concept of a life threatening disease. The severity of the effects from treatment influenced the women’s sense of person and ability to care for family. Fatigue

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