title: Breast cancer survivorship--intersecting gendered discourses in a 5-year follow-up study.
abstract: In this article the authors present a follow-up study of women's interview narratives about life 5 to 7 years after a breast cancer operation. The women had taken part in a study during the 6-month postoperation period. Art therapy contributed to well-being, including strengthening personal boundaries. In the new study, interview analysis informed by critical discursive psychology indicated three problematic discourses that the women still struggled with several years after the operation: the female survivor, the "good woman," and individual responsibility. We concluded that many women with a history of breast cancer need support several years after their medical treatment is finished.
authors.affiliation: a Department of Nursing , Umeå University , Umeå , Sweden.
authors.forename: Monika
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Norberg
authors.forename: Eva
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Magnusson
authors.forename: Karin
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Egberg Thyme
authors.forename: Sture
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Åström
authors.forename: Jack
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Lindh
authors.forename: Inger
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Öster
mesh_terms: D000223:Adaptation, Psychological; D000328:Adult; D001943:Breast Neoplasms / Q000401:mortality / Q000523:psychology* / Q000601:surgery; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D007407:Interviews as Topic; D008016:Life Change Events; D008875:Middle Aged; D036301:Qualitative Research; D012944:Social Support; D015996:Survival Rate; D017741:Survivors / Q000523:psychology*; D016896:Treatment Outcome; D014930:Women / Q000523:psychology*; D016387:Women's Health