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Breast Cancer
Findings from Bradley University advance knowledge in breast cancer
January 15th, 2008
"This article describes common experiences of African American women breast cancer survivors through poetic analysis. Group- as- a- whole theory and empirical and interpretive phenomenology guided analysis of transcripts from three focus groups ( n = 21) of African American breast cancer survivors," researchers in the United States report. "Familiarity with transcripts and themes led to awareness of poetic ways in which African American women described experiences. Black feminist literature and African American historical references contextualized survivors' experiences. Poetic interpretations of African American women's breast cancer experiences, from diagnosis to...
Source: Cancer Weekly (2008-01-15)
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