Breast Cancer Survivorship: Are African American Women Considered? A Concept Analysis

Farmer, Barbara; Smith, Eva D.

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“…As cancer survival rates have improved over the past two decades, cancer survivorship has This study has demonstrated that the attributes and consequences of cancer survivorship within the context of CRC are ultimately a fine balance between positive and negative effects. Like general populations of cancer survivors, CRC survivors also experience survivorship as an individualized, lifechanging process beginning at diagnosis, paved with uncertainty and a duality of positive and negative outcomes impacting upon physical, psychological, social and spiritual domains of well-being (Doyle, 2008;Farmer and Smith, 2002). However, within these attributes, there are an abundance of experiences specific to CRC, due to the site of disease and the consequences of its treatment.…”

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“…However, within these attributes, there are an abundance of experiences specific to CRC, due to the site of disease and the consequences of its treatment. Unlike Farmer and Smith (2002) and Doyle (2008), fertility issues were not a significant concern in CRC survivorship, due to age-related factors. However, CRC survivors must adjust to the distinct challenges presented within the themes of loss of control and hiding away which result from bowel dysfunction and ostomy formation.…”

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“…However, these analyses focus on breast cancer survivorship among African-American women (Farmer and Smith, 2002), survivorship of chronic illness (Peck, 2008), cancer survivorship (Doyle, 2008) and cancer survivors (Hebdon et al, 2015) 1). Little work has been undertaken to build upon the theories developed within these concept analyses, nor to examine the validity of these conceptual models among survivors with different types of cancer.…”

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Cancer survivorship: Advancing the concept in the context of colorectal cancer

Drury

Payne

Brady

2017

European Journal of Oncology Nursing

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Cancer survivorship: Advancing the concept in the context of colorectal cancer

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2017

European Journal of Oncology Nursing

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“…In a concept analysis of breast cancer survivorship and of AA survivors, Farmer and Smith (2002) determined that there was a paucity of research on cancer survivorship among various ethnic/racial groups. Furthermore, the authors reported that culturally, cancer survivorship might be perceived quite differently among AA women and other racial/ ethnic groups.…”

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The Meaning of Survivorship as Defined by African American Breast Cancer Survivors

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Background: While there is an abundance of cancer survivorship research among various racial/ethnic groups, there is a paucity of research on survivors of African descent. To date, the meaning of survivorship has not been reported exclusively among African American breast cancer survivors (AABCS). Purpose: The purpose was to describe and understand the meaning of survivorship among community-dwelling AABCS, mostly recruited from breast cancer support groups. Method: Using a qualitative descriptive approach, an open-ended questionnaire explored the meaning of survivorship among 155 AABCS. An analysis of the content was performed. Results: Among AABCS, survivorship meant having a strong spiritual base, thriving, being resilient, and being altruistic. The survivors self-identified with and embraced the term survivor. Conclusions: These results provide an important understanding of the perspectives and meaning of survivorship among AABCS and may assist in developing cancer survivorship care plans that are relevant, responsive, patient centered, and culturally appropriate.

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“…Many authors have written about the culture of breast cancer in North America [1,[17][18][19][20][21][22][23][24] . However, few studies have been designed to include women who have been diagnosed with breast cancer and analyze their perceptions of the breast cancer culture [25][26][27][28][29][30] .…”

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Women with breast cancer: Embracing and distancing themselves from the term cancer survivor

Stephenson¹,

Fletcher²,

Schneider³

2013

Clinical Nursing Studies

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The purpose of this study was to examine the lived experiences of women who had been diagnosed with breast cancer, specifically focusing on the meaning they associate with the term cancer survivor. A woman who has been diagnosed with breast cancer in North America undoubtedly will encounter the term cancer survivor at some point following her diagnosis. However, few studies have been focused on examining the meaning of this term for women who have been diagnosed with breast cancer, let alone whether these women embrace the use of this term. The lived experiences of nine women between the ages of 35 to 58 years were examined using in-depth, semi-structured interviews with interpretive phenomenology as a theoretical orientation. Data collection continued until three distinct themes emerged and saturation of data was achieved for each theme. The results of this study are focused on the meanings associated with the term cancer survivor for these women including identification, safety, and behavior change. A continuum model was developed from the data in order to illustrate the complexity of this subject matter. A person's position along the continuum depends on the meanings that person associates with the term cancer survivor (identification, safety, or behavior change) and that person's feelings, either positive or negative, towards those meanings. As such, this continuum demonstrates how a woman can embrace certain aspects of the term cancer survivor and distance herself from other aspects. These findings will benefit clinicians because attaining a rich description of a woman's lived experience with breast cancer will help them to understand and address psychosocial issues that arise throughout the breast cancer journey.

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Breast Cancer Survivorship: Are African American Women Considered? A Concept Analysis

Cited by 37 publications

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Cancer survivorship: Advancing the concept in the context of colorectal cancer

Cancer survivorship: Advancing the concept in the context of colorectal cancer

The Meaning of Survivorship as Defined by African American Breast Cancer Survivors

Women with breast cancer: Embracing and distancing themselves from the term cancer survivor

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