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September 10, 2025Oncology nursing forum

Mothering While Living With Breast Cancer: A Descriptive Phenomenologic Qualitative Study

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TSTuğba Pehlivan SarıbudakIstanbul Arel University

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Overview

Descriptive phenomenologic study reveals challenges of motherhood during breast cancer treatment, highlighting resilience and psychosocial impacts.

Key Points

  • Mothers with breast cancer reported significant resilience despite their diagnosis and the challenges it presented.
  • Four main themes emerged from the analysis, including motherhood challenges and psychosocial issues faced by women.
  • Data were collected through individual interviews and analyzed using a phenomenologic approach that captures lived experiences.
  • Oncology nurses should address the psychosocial difficulties mothers face and assist in developing coping strategies.

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Tuğba Pehlivan Sarıbudak (2025) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/68c1d03554b1d3bfb60f6ee1https://doi.org/10.1188/25.onf.359-369
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