P-581 New Value Gained by Breast Cancer Survivors by Continuing to Work

Objective To determine the awareness of working gained by female breast cancer survivors by continued to work. Methods Study design Qualitative descriptive study. Study participants: Three women who were affected by breast cancer in their thirties and continued to work. They have had no recurrent disease for at least five years since the incident. Date collection: From 2020 to 2022. After informed of the purpose, significance, and method of the study, the participants were interviewed using a narrative approach. The interview recorded with an IC recorder was used as a verbatim record, and the record was analyzed by the SCAT method to derive theoretical descriptions for each participant. Common theoretical descriptions among three participants were extracted in two separate periods: Period 1 <Working with treatment after diagnosis> and Period 2 <Working after completion of treatment>. Results The extracted common theoretical descriptions were “Physical and mental suffering” and “Support from important family and friends” for Period 1 and “Awe of life,” “Reaffirmation of the meaning of working,” and “Challenge to living their lives.” Discussion -Conclusion For Period 1, physical and mental suffering were intense, and support from their family and friends was important, although the three participants received different treatments. For Period 2, having gotten through cancer treatment put them in “awe of life” and allowed them to find new value in working, in other words, “reaffirmation of the meaning of working.” In addition, it also led to the “challenge to living their lives” and demonstrating that cancer survivors found new value in working.