Perceived Social Support and its Relation with Mental Adjustment among Women Diagnosed with Breast Cancer

Abstract

Women with breast cancer experienced many problems in various aspects of their lives, that they use active approaches which can result in improving their psychosocial adaptation to the disease. Social support buffers the harmful impacts of cancer. Aim of the study: was to evaluate perceived social support and its relation with mental adjustment among women diagnosed with breast cancer Subject: 85 women with breast cancer as a convenient sample from both inpatient and outpatient services of