Cancer survivorship: existential suffering

This study aimed to explore and describe existential experiences after cancer treatment. An exploratory phenomenological hermeneutical design was used following in-depth interviews with 21 people. The study revealed experiences of multifaceted suffering in the form of limitations in everyday life, i...

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Published in:International journal of qualitative studies on health and well-being 2021-01, Vol.16 (1), p.2001897-2001897
Main Authors: Ueland, Venke, Dysvik, Elin, Hemberg, Jessica, Furnes, Bodil
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Cancer
Cancer survivor
Cancer therapies
Empirical Studies
enduring
Everyday life
existential experience
Existentialism
Hermeneutics
Humans
intermediate state
lifeworld
lived experience
Neoplasms
phenomenological hermeneutics
Qualitative Research
Rehabilitation
Suffering
Survivor
Survivorship
transitions
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Summary:This study aimed to explore and describe existential experiences after cancer treatment. An exploratory phenomenological hermeneutical design was used following in-depth interviews with 21 people. The study revealed experiences of multifaceted suffering in the form of limitations in everyday life, inner struggles, and bearing the burden alone. Existential suffering after cancer treatment was revealed as like being in a process of transition, in an intermediate state, as moving between suffering and enduring, and alternating between alienworld and homeworld. A new and broader professional perspective is needed to establish rehabilitation services based on multifaceted experiences of suffering. This means a shift in focus from biomedical symptoms towards understanding of existential meaning for the person.
ISSN:1748-2631
1748-2623
1748-2631
DOI:10.1080/17482631.2021.2001897