A study on the experience of men and women with cancer in Tehran
Subject Areas : Familyshamim sherafat 1 , kiana taghikhan 2
1 - PhD student in Sociology, Shahid Beheshti University, Tehran, Iran
2 - M.A in psychology of exceptional children,, university of Tehran, Tehran, Iran
Keywords: cancer, Social Issues, misdiagnose, economical issues,
Abstract :
Cancer is one of the most common diseases in the world. This condition can affect many aspects of a person's life. The aim of this study is to investigate the effect of this disease on the lives of cancer patients and the lived experience of these people. For this purpose, 14 women and 6 male heads of households who were selected by snowball method were examined through in-depth semi-structured interviews. The data was examined by MAXQDA program. The findings show that the disease affects people in both economic and social terms. In the economic dimension, the high cost of treatment, then the loss of job and being a consumer disrupts a person's life, and in the social dimension, the experience of feeling rejected, lonely, enduring gender stereotypes, neglecting of some doctors, not allocating enough time for the patient, misdiagnose and humiliation of the charities were among the information found in this research.
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