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Title: Coping with breast cancer
Authors: Zammit, Helen
Keywords: Breast -- Cancer -- Malta
Breast -- Cancer -- Patients
Breast -- Cancer -- Surgery -- Malta
Breast -- Cancer -- Psychological aspects
Adjustment (Psychology) -- Malta
Issue Date: 1992
Citation: Zammit, H. (1992). Coping with breast cancer (Bachelor’s dissertation).
Abstract: A study about 32 newly diagnosed patients with Breast Cancer was conducted over a period of 3 months. These patients had a variety of surgical procedures namely, mastectomy, lumpectomy or biopsy of the breast. The patients were offered a variety of treatments, which included Radiotherapy, Chemotherapy and Radiotherapy, or Tamoxifen tablets. The study was divided into two parts. The first part sought to identify the psychological responses to the diagnosis of breast cancer and the reaction of the patients to mastectomy. The second part of the study sought to identify psychological responses of the patients to the different treatment modalities. Although the number of patients was small, there was some indication at patients who had a mastectomy showed a higher depression score on average in certain age groups. There was also a very clear indication that the group of patients who had aggressive treatment, had a higher depression score when compared to the other two groups of patients. There was also a clear indication that patients encounter problems in the initial phase of illness. A ne was felt that a form of "coping" programme would be initiated to help these patients adapt and readjust life,
Description: B.SC.(HONS)NURSING
URI: https://www.um.edu.mt/library/oar/handle/123456789/68293
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