A review of psychological impact of breast cancer in women below 50 years old. Issue 7 (7th September 2021)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Martino, Maria Luisa; Lemmo, Daniela; Gargiulo, Anna
• Is Part Of: Health care for women international. Volume 42:Issue 7/9(2021)
• Page Start: 1066
• Page End: 1085
• Publication Date: 2021-09-07
• Subjects: Women -- Health and hygiene -- Periodicals; Women's health services -- Periodicals; Genital Diseases, Female; Neonatology; Obstetrics; Women -- psychology; Femmes -- Santé et hygiène -- Périodiques; Femmes -- Santé, Services de -- Périodiques; 613.0424405
• DOI: 10.1080/07399332.2021.1901901
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 0739-9332

Abstract

Abstract: A breast cancer diagnosis is a critical event with a potentially traumatic nature. In recent years there has been an increase of this illness in women aged under-fifty, a group of particular scientific interest. In this article the authors review the recent scientific literature on psychological impact of breast cancer experiences in under-50 women. Our results highlight three trajectories: clinical psychological risks; feminine-specific concerns; resources between individual and relational aspects. This overview illustrates the complexity of the effects of breast cancer in under-50women allowing to think about theoretical and psychosocial models to provide support for under-50 women during the illness experience.