title: A New Horizon in Life: Experiences of Patients Receiving Chemotherapy.
abstract: BACKGROUND
  The treatment quality of diseases can affect the patient's experience. Due to its different complications among cancer patients, the experience of chemotherapy is unique. The present study was conducted to explore the lived experience among cancer patients who had received chemotherapy.
  
  
  METHODS
  The study was conducted by a qualitative approach and a phenomenological method. In so doing, 12 cancer patients who had received chemotherapy were purposefully selected were interviewed using an in-depth method. After the required data were collected, they were analyzed by Tanner, Allen, Diekelmann method.
  
  
  RESULTS
  Analysis of the collected data indicated that the experience of chemotherapy appeared as "a new horizon in life" for the patients. Secondary themes of the new horizon in life included rebirth, understanding of life values, dependence, and need.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  According to the results of the study, it was concluded that in addition to taking into providing mental-spiritual support and reducing the complications of the treatment, nurses in chemotherapy wards should pay attention to the experiences of the patients receiving chemotherapy and enhance hope and positive attitude among them.
authors.affiliation: . fathi_sanan@yahoo.com.
authors.forename: Alireza Nikbakht
authors.initials: AN
authors.lastname: Nasrabadi
authors.forename: Ali
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Mohammadpour
authors.forename: Mohammad
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Fathi
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D001294:Attitude to Health; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007407:Interviews as Topic; D007492:Iran; D008297:Male; D009042:Motivation; D009369:Neoplasms / Q000188:drug therapy* / Q000523:psychology*; D036301:Qualitative Research