A Descriptive Phenomenological Study of the Women's Experiences From the Suspicion of Breast Cancer to the Initiation of Treatment.
Introduction: Breast cancer is the most common malignancy among women worldwide. However, scientific research has paid little attention to the lived experiences of these women, from the onset of concerning symptoms to the initiation of curative treatment. This study aimed to explore and understand t...
| Publicado en: | Scandinavian Journal of Caring Sciences Vol. 39; no. 2; pp. 1 - 11 |
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Wiley-Blackwell
Jun2025
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