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Cervical cancer precursor lesions: significance for women in a referral center in brazil
Lesões precursoras de câncer cervical: significado para mulheres em um centro de referência no brasil
Lesiones precursoras de cáncer cervical: significado para mujeres en un centro de referencia en brasil
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Abstract Objective: understand the experience of women with cervical cancer precursor lesions. Method: phenomenological study, with the reduction, construction, and destruction steps. Data interpretation was performed through Heidegger's comprehensive analysis. Results: the phenomena unveiled were related to... view more
Objective: understand the experience of women with cervical cancer precursor lesions. Method: phenomenological study, with the reduction, construction, and destruction steps. Data interpretation was performed through Heidegger's comprehensive analysis. Results: the phenomena unveiled were related to women's doubts, due to lack of diagnosis; changes in relationships with partners; difficulties in making friends; family importance; coping strategies; relationship with health professionals and distrust in care; shame and embarrassment to undergo the Pap test; and fear of death. Conclusion: it was found that there is an urgent need to resize the care for a woman with cervical cancer precursor lesions, given the challenge of understanding the need that a health professional provides care from the Heideggerian perspective, establishing a relationship of being-with-the-other, appreciating her as a subject of possibilities.... view less
Keywords
experience; woman; cancer; health care; social factors; phenomenology; health; physician; physician-patient relationship; family; social relations; Brazil; Latin America; South America
Classification
Medical Sociology
Women's Studies, Feminist Studies, Gender Studies
Document language
English
Publication Year
2015
Page/Pages
p. 3327-3338
Journal
Revista de Pesquisa: Cuidado é Fundamental Online, 7 (2015) 4
DOI
https://doi.org/10.9789/2175-5361.2015.v7i4.3327-3338
ISSN
2175-5361
Status
Published Version; peer reviewed