ReviewHealth psychology open2014
Identity threat and stigma in cancer patients.
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40 citing papers in PubMed, 3 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 102 citations in OpenAlex.
- Social relationship challenges perceived by cancer patients and survivors: a qualitative meta-synthesis.BMC psychology · 2025Pooled it
- Correlates of stigma for patients with cancer: a systematic review and meta-analysis.Supportive care in cancer : official journal of the Multinational Association of Supportive Care in Cancer · 2021Pooled it
- Stigma in health facilities: why it matters and how we can change it.BMC medicine · 2019Pooled it
- Effects of a Sound Intervention on Physical and Emotional Well-Being in Patients with Cancer: A Prospective Randomized Trial.Oncology research and treatment · 2023Trial
- The relative contributions of biomarkers, disease modifying treatment, and dementia severity to Alzheimer's stigma: A vignette-based experiment.Social science & medicine (1982) · 2022Trial
- Lung cancer and the eroded self: identity challenges and mental well-being - a narrative review.Annals of medicine and surgery (2012) · 2025Review
- Quitting smoking after a cancer diagnosis is associated with reductions in stigma and anxiety: A longitudinal mediation analysis.Stigma and health · 2025Article
- Factors related to stigma among patients with cervical cancer having chemotherapy after surgery in China: A cross-sectional study.Belitung nursing journal · 2025Article
- Introducing the ELPIS scale: a novel tool for measuring emotional empathy toward cancer patients.Medical oncology (Northwood, London, England) · 2024Article
- Medical tattooing as a complementary cosmetic intervention to reduce body-image distress and mental health symptoms in U.S. breast cancer survivors.Supportive care in cancer : official journal of the Multinational Association of Supportive Care in Cancer · 2024Article
- Solving the puzzle of quality of life in cancer: integrating causal inference and machine learning for data-driven insights.Health and quality of life outcomes · 2024Article
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- Stigma and related influencing factors in brain cancer patients: a cross-sectional study and parallel mediation analysis.Supportive care in cancer : official journal of the Multinational Association of Supportive Care in Cancer · 2024Article
- Dignity enhanced through faith & family support in palliative care: a qualitative study.BMC palliative care · 2024Article
- A qualitative study on experiences of stigma among postoperative oral cancer patients.Supportive care in cancer : official journal of the Multinational Association of Supportive Care in Cancer · 2024Article
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- The role of stigma and depression in the reduced adherence among young breast cancer patients in Hungary.BMC psychology · 2023Article
- Latency of breast cancer stigma during survivorship and its influencing factors: A qualitative study.Frontiers in oncology · 2023Article
- Assessing Knowledge and Perceptions About Cancer Among American Indians of the Zuni Pueblo, NM.Journal of cancer education : the official journal of the American Association for Cancer Education · 2022Article
- Health-related quality of life in cancer immunotherapy: a systematic perspective, using causal loop diagrams.Quality of life research : an international journal of quality of life aspects of treatment, care and rehabilitation · 2022Article
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Abstract
Cancer stigma has undergone an important transformation in recent decades. In general, this disease no longer fits squarely into Goffman's classic taxonomy of stigmatized conditions. This review will demonstrate that, with important adaptations, an identity-threat model of stigma can be used to organize cancer stigma research post-Goffman. This adapted model postulates that one's personal attributions, responses to situational threat, and disease/treatment characteristics can be used to predict identity threat and well-being of individuals with cancer. Implications for further research and clinical practice are discussed.
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