What is it like living with the diagnosis of cancer

摘要: This article discusses in-depth interviews of 12 persons, who had been diagnosed for cancer from 6 months to 3 years earlier, concerning what it is like live with the diagnosis cancer. The persons interviewed were aged 43-70 years, and 11 received successful radical treatment; one patient was treated symptoms, but an uncertain future development. investigation shows that period waiting first suspicion until confirmation disease a great stress, following commencement treatment also very difficult one. there no follow-up individual patients their need talk about new life-situation brought by disease. Receiving remembered as being dramatic experience informants. informants satisfied medical they received, feel should have some kind programme available care psycho-social needs. In rehabilitation phase, left own resources; during this period, felt physically mentally drained, did not knowledge tackle life-situation. threat cells discovered always patients. Attending check-ups described stress.