Cole Linda, Easley Julie, Grightmire Leslie, Lakshmanan Ellil Mathiyan, Matthias Sharon J, McBoyle Karen, Piercell Emily, Purdy Amelia, Schneider Nancy, Wassersug Richard J, Martino Rosemary, Fitch Margaret I
Independent Scholar, Toronto, ON, Canada.
Horizon Health Network, Fredericton, NB, Canada.
Front Psychol. 2022 May 23;13:831811. doi: 10.3389/fpsyg.2022.831811. eCollection 2022.
One of the important aspects of stakeholder engagement in cancer care and system planning is hearing from individuals who have been diagnosed with cancer about the impact of the diagnosis and treatment on their lives. Hearing stories from the perspectives of cancer survivors offers opportunity to gain new insight and understanding about experiences of being diagnosed and treated for cancer. This article presents ten short narratives about survivors' perspectives on body image and cancer. Each story is unique but, taken together, the picture they create is one of facing challenges, discovering personal resilience, and moving forward to engage in living. The stories emphasize the importance of communication and support from healthcare providers and understanding needs for a person-centered cancer care system.
利益相关者参与癌症护理和系统规划的一个重要方面是听取癌症患者关于诊断和治疗对其生活影响的讲述。从癌症幸存者的角度聆听故事,为深入了解癌症诊断和治疗经历提供了契机。本文呈现了十篇关于幸存者对身体形象与癌症看法的简短叙述。每个故事都独一无二,但综合起来,它们描绘出一幅面对挑战、发掘个人复原力并继续积极生活的图景。这些故事强调了医疗服务提供者沟通与支持的重要性,以及理解以患者为中心的癌症护理系统需求的重要性。