“…On the other hand, cancer is a disease associated with death, so that installing the stoma could intensify the perceived severity associated with the disease even further, being an invasive procedure with clear physiological and psychological consequences. These two aspects, fear of stigmatization and worsening of the perceived severity, could justify the informants' rejection of the ostomy, as if it were an attitude of avoiding the disease and the violation of their body image, accepting it only when the severity of the disease requires so, in line with other studies
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. In this sense, the family's role is also relevant, which in some of the situations described acts as a conditioning factor for the patient to make the decision to move on with the intervention.…”