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To explore the impacts of breast cancer on the daily lives, identities, and well-being of survivor women during the post-treatment survivorship period.

August 20, 2026Behavioral SciencesOpen Access

Beyond Treatment: Cancer Survival and Daily Life Among Women with Breast Cancer: A Qualitative Phenomenological Study in La Araucanía, Chile

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SHScarlet Hauri-OpazoUniversidad de La Frontera BBBarbara Burgos-MansillaUniversidad de La Frontera CECinthya Espejo-AlvaradoUniversidad de La Frontera

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Qualitative study uncovers coexisting psychological distress, posttraumatic growth, and healthcare barriers in breast cancer survivors, highlighting the need for continuous survivorship policies.

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To explore the impacts of breast cancer on the daily lives, identities, and well-being of survivor women during the post-treatment survivorship period.
Qualitative phenomenological design based on discourse analysis.
Conducted 3 focus groups with N=20 female breast cancer survivors aged 35 to 70 years in Villarrica, La Araucanía, Chile.
Identified five core thematic categories: impact on everyday life and work, management of uncertainty and fear, transformation of self-care and life priorities, support networks and community, and healthcare access barriers.
Demonstrated the coexistence of posttraumatic growth alongside persistent psychological distress and structural inequities in access to comprehensive survivorship care.

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Hauri-Opazo et al. (2026) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/6a86b5978a91293e6a1cd01d https://doi.org/10.3390/bs16081413

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Qualitative study uncovers coexisting psychological distress, posttraumatic growth, and healthcare barriers in breast cancer survivors, highlighting the need for continuous survivorship policies.

Beyond Treatment: Cancer Survival and Daily Life Among Women with Breast Cancer: A Qualitative Phenomenological Study in La Araucanía, Chile

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Beyond Treatment: Cancer Survival and Daily Life Among Women with Breast Cancer: A Qualitative Phenomenological Study in La Araucanía, Chile

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