Writing the breast cancer journey : illness narratives from an Internet forum
Thesis (M.A.)--Memorial University of Newfoundland, 2000. Sociology Bibliography: leaves 124-130 This thesis is a qualitative, exploratory study of the experience of living with breast cancer, using narrative type posts to a breast cancer e-mail list. A narrative analysis methodology was used to exa...
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ftmemorialunivdc:oai:collections.mun.ca:theses3/153837 2023-05-15T17:23:32+02:00 Writing the breast cancer journey : illness narratives from an Internet forum King, Katharine E., 1974- Memorial University of Newfoundland. Dept. of Sociology 2000 v, 136 leaves Image/jpeg; Application/pdf http://collections.mun.ca/cdm/ref/collection/theses3/id/153837 eng eng Electronic Theses and Dissertations (19.68 MB) -- http://collections.mun.ca/PDFs/theses/King_KatharineE.pdf a1476710 http://collections.mun.ca/cdm/ref/collection/theses3/id/153837 The author retains copyright ownership and moral rights in this thesis. Neither the thesis nor substantial extracts from it may be printed or otherwise reproduced without the author's permission. Paper copy kept in the Centre for Newfoundland Studies, Memorial University Libraries Breast cancer patient's writings Breast--Cancer--Patients Text Electronic thesis oer dissertation 2000 ftmemorialunivdc 2015-08-06T19:20:21Z Thesis (M.A.)--Memorial University of Newfoundland, 2000. Sociology Bibliography: leaves 124-130 This thesis is a qualitative, exploratory study of the experience of living with breast cancer, using narrative type posts to a breast cancer e-mail list. A narrative analysis methodology was used to examine these women's accounts. Through their personal writing, salient themes about living with breast cancer at different phases of the illness trajectory emerged. These include decisions about adjuvant cancer treatment, living with uncertainty, disruption of daily life and long term plans, loss of self, and realization of mortality. These narrative accounts are informed by three perspectives on breast cancer; the media and public discourse, the medical perspective, and psychosocial adjustment. Text Newfoundland studies University of Newfoundland Memorial University of Newfoundland: Digital Archives Initiative (DAI) |
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Thesis (M.A.)--Memorial University of Newfoundland, 2000. Sociology Bibliography: leaves 124-130 This thesis is a qualitative, exploratory study of the experience of living with breast cancer, using narrative type posts to a breast cancer e-mail list. A narrative analysis methodology was used to examine these women's accounts. Through their personal writing, salient themes about living with breast cancer at different phases of the illness trajectory emerged. These include decisions about adjuvant cancer treatment, living with uncertainty, disruption of daily life and long term plans, loss of self, and realization of mortality. These narrative accounts are informed by three perspectives on breast cancer; the media and public discourse, the medical perspective, and psychosocial adjustment. |
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