Purpose/Objectives: To explore the pretreatment thoughts and behaviors of women newly diagnosed with breast cancer regarding their surgical treatment decision-making experience. Research Approach: Qualitative, descriptive. Setting: A multispecialty breast center in the midwestern region of the...

Purpose/Objectives: To define help seeking and identify a theoretical framework to explain the help-seeking process of patients with self-discovered cancer symptoms. Data Sources: Literature published in English from 1998-2008. Data Synthesis: Findings highlighted gender's role in help-seeking...

Purpose/Objectives: To report on a descriptive, qualitative study of 14 caregivers of patients newly diagnosed with advanced colorectal cancer. Research Approach: Qualitative. Setting: One urban ambulatory cancer center in the northeastern United States. Participants: 14 identified caregivers of...

A new diagnosis of lung cancer is a highly threatening experience that raises personally relevant existential issues and brings death-related thoughts and concerns to mind. Those issues can be very disturbing to patients, leading to distress and potentially to a lowered quality of life. The purpose...