Suffering as a Multicultural Cancer Experience

To highlight some of the explicit and implicit assumptions that contribute to suffering focusing on the socio-political and economic dimensions of the problem and the spiritual/religious dimension as one solution. Journal articles, web sites and qualitative research data, and personal experience. Th...

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Published in:Seminars in oncology nursing 2008-11, Vol.24 (4), p.229-236
Main Authors: Barton-Burke, Margaret, Barreto, Raimundo C., Archibald, Lisa I.S.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Cancer
Cancer disparities
Colonialism
Cultural Characteristics
Diagnosis
Humans
Neoplasms - nursing
Neoplasms - physiopathology
Neoplasms - psychology
Nursing
Personal experiences
Politics
social-political-economic oppression
Socioeconomic Factors
Spirituality
Stress, Psychological
Suffering
Web sites
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Summary:To highlight some of the explicit and implicit assumptions that contribute to suffering focusing on the socio-political and economic dimensions of the problem and the spiritual/religious dimension as one solution. Journal articles, web sites and qualitative research data, and personal experience. The nature of suffering is such that sometimes we are not able to rationalize it, or find any meaning in it. But, one can still find resources in faith and community, and by other means that may not make sense to an outside observer. For many people, suffering goes beyond the diagnosis of cancer. Faith and community can function as resources that help individuals to cope with this diagnosis despite the circumstances of their lives.
ISSN:0749-2081
1878-3449
DOI:10.1016/j.soncn.2008.08.002