Holding it all together: breast cancer and its impact on life for younger women.

摘要: While breast cancer is often associated with older women, in the year 2000, 25 % of new diagnoses Australia affected young women. An interpretive study using in-depth interviews provided valuable insight into lived experiences six Queensland women living cancer. This paper presents data from a particular focus on and impact it has their social situation family. The this found diagnosis traumatic responses were heightened as they sought to understand why at such age. For younger woman likely cause not only emotional distress but concerns relating motherhood, family fertility. In many respects having greater responsibility for well being others provision stability everyday life face tough reality than identified that specialist care nurse an important resource.