Aims and objectives To investigate the experiences of male partners of female breast cancer
patients who had undergone surgery and oncological treatment and who were still raising …

All health‐care systems are under financial pressure and many have therefore developed
value frameworks to assist decision making regarding access to treatment. Unfortunately …

Little is known about how the breast cancer (BRCA) gene mutation affects women's decision-
making processes. I use a feminist standpoint lens to explore the process by which BRCA …

In the western healthcare, shared decision making has become the orthodox approach to
making healthcare choices as a way of promoting patient autonomy. Despite the fact that the …

As the number of individuals with chronic illness increases so has the need for strategies to
enable nurses to engage them effectively in daily management of their conditions. Shared …

Bioethicists tend to focus on the individual as the relevant moral subject. Yet, in highly
complex and socially differentiated healthcare systems a number of social groups, each …

Through an analysis of an online survey of women who tested positive for the BRCA genetic
mutation for breast cancer, this research uses a social constructionist and feminist …

This paper raises issues about the role of family members in providing support for breast
cancer survivors. Data were collected from 400 breast cancer survivors in Peninsular …

Background Teachers with high educational levels significantly impact the health-related
knowledge and attitudes of young students and their family members. This study aimed to …

Purpose Treatment decisions, such as breast reconstruction is made by the dyad patient-
physician, but close others can have an influence on the process. Shared decision-making …