“…They also were anxious about how the spouses' family would react to the diagnosis and how to break this devastating news to them. Although there have been many research papers focus on coping process, there were no special emphasis on the coping process regarding the disfigurement and stigma post-mastectomy in the western society (Hannon et al, 2010;Foley, Farmer, & Petronis, et al, 2006;Schlegel, Talley, Molix & Bettencourt, 2009). In addition to this, there is the widespread belief in Asian culture that if women with breast cancer need to be treated by surgry, then they will lose their femininity and the husband or boyfriend may not love them anymore (Ching, Martinson & Wong, 2009).…”