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ArticleJournal of health psychology2020

Making meaning of cancer: A qualitative analysis of oral-digestive cancer survivors' reflections.

Jennifer Moye, Allison Jahn, Rebecca Norris-Bell, Levi I Herman, Jeffrey Gosian, Aanand D Naik

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Article in Journal of health psychology, 2020. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 14 papers, 3 of them syntheses that pooled it.

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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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2 · The registry

The trial behind it

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

14 citing papers in PubMed, 3 syntheses or guidelines pooled it.

  1. Cancer patients' perceptions of the meaning in life: a qualitative meta-synthesis.Supportive care in cancer : official journal of the Multinational Association of Supportive Care in Cancer · 2025
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  2. Psychological and spiritual interventions to enhance meaning in adults diagnosed with cancer: a systematic review with meta-analysis and meta-regression.Supportive care in cancer : official journal of the Multinational Association of Supportive Care in Cancer · 2023
    Pooled it
  3. Meaning in Life and the Acceptance of Cancer: A Systematic Review.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2022
    Pooled it
  4. Post-traumatic growth and cancer survivorship: experiences of living with treatment-related impairment.Supportive care in cancer : official journal of the Multinational Association of Supportive Care in Cancer · 2026
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  5. Investigation of the health care professionals' (HCPs) evaluation on the unmet needs of patients with cancer in Turkiye (Turkey).Supportive care in cancer : official journal of the Multinational Association of Supportive Care in Cancer · 2025
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  6. Latent profile analysis and related factors for meaning in life among young and middle-aged cancer patients.Supportive care in cancer : official journal of the Multinational Association of Supportive Care in Cancer · 2025
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  11. Psychological Support for Cancer Patients.Cancer treatment and research · 2023
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  12. Post-traumatic growth after cancer: a scoping review of qualitative research.Supportive care in cancer : official journal of the Multinational Association of Supportive Care in Cancer · 2021
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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

6 authors.

Jennifer MoyeNew England Geriatric Research Education and Clinical Center, USA.ORCID 0000-0002-3434-347X
Allison JahnMilwaukee VA Medical Center, USA.
Rebecca Norris-BellVA Boston Healthcare System, USA.
Levi I HermanCenter for Innovations in Quality, Effectiveness and Safety, Michael E. DeBakey VA Medical Center, USA.
Jeffrey GosianVA Boston Healthcare System, USA.
Aanand D NaikCenter for Innovations in Quality, Effectiveness and Safety, Michael E. DeBakey VA Medical Center, USA.

Funding

Veterans? Cancer Rehabilitation StudyI01RX000104 · VA · VA BOSTON HEALTH CARE SYSTEM · PI MOYE, JENNIFER A · 2009 to 2014
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RRD VA I01 RX000104
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

This qualitative study aimed to confirm and extend research on meaning making after cancer. In all, 119 adults aged 41 to 88 years (

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Adaptation, PsychologicalQualitative ResearchAdultAgedAged, 80 and overCancer SurvivorsDigestive System NeoplasmsFemaleHumansMaleMiddle AgedMouth Neoplasmscancerillness perceptionmeaningnarrativespost-traumatic growth

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PMID29355048
PMCPMC6219935

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