title: [Metaphors and power. A qualitative study of metaphorical thinking among Danish cancer patients].
abstract: The use of metaphors concerning cancer was investigated by interviewing nine Danish cancer patients, aged 30-85 years. Metaphors about the disease were widely used, e.g. personification metaphors. Most patients considered their cancer as a metaphor for a physical and psychological imbalance in the period before the disease. Some patients felt responsible for the disease. The metaphors of cancer patients should be considered when communicating with cancer patients.
authors.affiliation: H:S Bispebjerg Hospital, udviklings- og uddannelsesafdelingen.
authors.forename: B A
authors.initials: BA
authors.lastname: Rix
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D003142:Communication; D003718:Denmark; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008019:Life Style; D008297:Male; D019365:Metaphor; D008875:Middle Aged; D009369:Neoplasms / Q000523:psychology*; D010817:Physician-Patient Relations; D011209:Power, Psychological; D013315:Stress, Psychological; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires