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"Not Even My Husband Knows That I Have This [Breast Cancer]": Survivors' Experiences in Accessing, Navigating and Coping With Treatment
Source : https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/38236480/
The integration of innovative technologies for venous access and other treatment needs of BC is crucial and will improve survivorship. Non-disclosure of BC diagnosis is personal and complicated; hence, BC survivors need to be supported at various levels of care and treatment to make meaningful decis ...
Participants described how they concealed their breast cancer diagnosis from family and significant others while accessing and navigating their cancer treatment.
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Albert Dekker1yrThis is an important issue; I have a few patients who want to hide their Dx for whatever reasons. A couple times I had to go to CMF to ensure low risk of alopecia. I think some women are afraid that their husbands will leave them if they know that they are sick