PEARL Multidisciplinary Journal
Abstract
Breast cancer, the second-leading cause of cancer deaths in women, is the disease women fear most. Breast cancer can also occur in men, but it’s far less common. Along with the physical trauma the psychological and social burden of breast cancer is severe and medical treatment must be complimented by psychosocial intervention for better result. This is the study to explore the psycho social and physical burden of women affected by breast cancer.
The objective of the study is to explore the physical burden of women after surgical removal of the breast, to discover the psychological burden of the women after the removal of the breast and to explore the social burden of women after removal of breast. The methodology is qualitative with case study method.
The study result shows that most of the respondents had physical discomfort, pain, infection and allergic reactions and psychological trauma including depression, anxiety and shyness. They were also withdrawing from social functions and scared of the society. The study has the social work implications in the areas of social work interventions to assess and diagnose the psycho social burden and to provide help in managing them.
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Keywords
Breast Cancer, Physical and Psycho Social Burden, Social Work Intervention
Author Affiliations
Deepika M1, Prince C P2
1. P G Department of Social Work, St Philomena College Puttur.
2. Mar Ivanios Public School Harmoti, Assam.
Dates
August 2018
Volume 4
No. 2
