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Institutionalized visual representations of women with breast cancer promote narrow definitions of beauty and femininity, even in the context of illness. Novelty: ClaimNovelty.NOVEL_FINDING. Consensus alignment: ConsensusAlignment.CHALLENGES_CONSENSUS.

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The aim is to investigate how institutionalized visual representations shape perceptions of women with breast cancer and their femininity.

March 4, 2026Communication & Medicine

The fashioned survivor: Institutionalized representations of women with breast cancer

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OUOzum UcokHofstra University

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This analysis explores how visual representations influence perceptions of women with breast cancer, suggesting implications for societal beauty standards.

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The aim is to investigate how institutionalized visual representations shape perceptions of women with breast cancer and their femininity.
Analyzed the American Cancer Society product catalogue from 2000.
Examined the Look Good … Feel Better pamphlet.
Explored visual rhetoric and cultural discourses surrounding breast cancer representations.
Identified that images promote narrow definitions of beauty and femininity.
Revealed that representations can reinforce societal norms of acceptable appearance during illness.
Pointed out potential alternative discourses for better understanding women's experiences.

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Ozum Ucok (2007) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/69a7cd9dd48f933b5eeda183 https://doi.org/10.3138/come.2007.008

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This analysis explores how visual representations influence perceptions of women with breast cancer, suggesting implications for societal beauty standards.

The fashioned survivor: Institutionalized representations of women with breast cancer

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The fashioned survivor: Institutionalized representations of women with breast cancer

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