Quality of Life of Latina Breast Cancer Survivors: From Silence to Empowerment

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dc.contributor.authorMartinez, Gloria
dc.contributor.authorBiggs, Mary Jo Garcia
dc.contributor.authorLozano, Yvonne
dc.date.accessioned2022-05-03T13:46:52Z
dc.date.available2022-05-03T13:46:52Z
dc.date.issued2013-09
dc.description.abstractBreast cancer is the most common form of cancer among Latinas living in the United States. This article reports the findings of a qualitative study aimed at understanding the experiences of 25 Latinas between the ages of 28 and 83 who are long-term (at least five years post diagnosis) breast cancer survivors. The findings show three key issues and concerns: (a) fear of being stigmatized and being treated differently if they talked about their breast cancer experience; (b) overcoming the perceived negative effects that breast cancer has on their femininity; (c) the effects of breast cancer recovery and survivorship on social relationships of family and community. Family support and peer advocacy helped survivors in several areas: (a) to cope with the fear of recurrence; (b) to combat the fear of social stigma; (c) to become stronger as they dealt with the permanent life changes as a Latina breast cancer survivor; (d) to support them in the struggle for the provision of culturally sensitive health care; and (e) to provide social support in the form of advocacy for other Latina breast cancer survivors.
dc.description.departmentSociology
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dc.format.extent20 pages
dc.format.medium1 file (.pdf)
dc.identifier.citationMartinez-Ramos, G. P., Garcia Biggs, M. J., & Lozano, Y., (2013). Quality of life of Latina breast cancer survivors: From silence to empowerment. Advances in Social Work, 14(01), pp. 82–101.
dc.identifier.doihttps://doi.org/10.18060/3551
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/10877/15738
dc.language.isoen
dc.publisherIndiana University School of Social Work
dc.sourceAdvances in Social Work, Special Issue: The Impact of Socio-Economic, Cultural, Political, and International Factors on Latinos/Latinas in the US, 2013, Vol. 14, No. 1, pp. 82-101.
dc.subjectbreast cancer
dc.subjectsurvivorship
dc.subjectsocial support
dc.subjecthealth
dc.subjectLatina
dc.subjectSociology
dc.titleQuality of Life of Latina Breast Cancer Survivors: From Silence to Empowerment
dc.typeArticle

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