The diagnosis of breast cancer: transition from health to illness.

@article{Boehmke2006TheDO,
  title={The diagnosis of breast cancer: transition from health to illness.},
  author={Marcia M. Boehmke and Suzanne S Dickerson},
  journal={Oncology nursing forum},
  year={2006},
  volume={33 6},
  pages={
          1121-7
        }
}
PURPOSE/OBJECTIVES To gain a better understanding of the common meanings and shared experiences that women encounter after a diagnosis of breast cancer. RESEARCH APPROACH Qualitative using Heideggerian hermeneutics. SETTING Tertiary breast care center in suburban Buffalo, NY. PARTICIPANTS Purposive, convenience sampling recruited 30 women. METHODOLOGIC APPROACH Secondary analysis on tape-recorded interviews of women receiving their last cycle of chemotherapy. Narratives were interpreted… 
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