ArticleAmerican journal of men's health2018
Men With a "Woman's Disease": Stigmatization of Male Breast Cancer Patients-A Mixed Methods Analysis.
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- Comprehensive review of male breast cancer: Understanding a rare condition.Oncology research · 2025Review
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- Axillary Lymph Node Dissection is Associated with Improved Survival Among Men with Invasive Breast Cancer and Sentinel Node Metastasis.Annals of surgical oncology · 2023Article
- Men's Lived Experiences of Breast Cancer and Changes in Occupation.Occupational therapy international · 2023Article
- Sexual Health after a Breast Cancer Diagnosis: Addressing a Forgotten Aspect of Survivorship.Journal of clinical medicine · 2022Review
- Health education actions on male breast cancer: A protocol for systematic review and meta analysis.Medicine · 2022Article
- Emotional Health Work of Women With Female Genital Cutting Prior to Reproductive Health Care Encounters.Qualitative health research · 2022Article
- Gender Differences in Psychosocial Outcomes of Hair Loss Resulting from Childhood Irradiation for Tinea Capitis.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2021Article
- Genetic Landscape of Male Breast Cancer.Cancers · 2021Review
- Impact of stigma and stigma-focused interventions on screening and treatment outcomes in cancer patients.Ecancermedicalscience · 2021Review
- Defense Mechanisms and Repressive Coping Among Male Breast Cancer Patients.Frontiers in psychiatry · 2021Article
- Cancer Patients' Perspectives and Experiences of Chemotherapy-Induced Myelosuppression and Its Impact on Daily Life.Patient preference and adherence · 2021Article
- Commentary on Nguyen et al. "Living with Male Breast Cancer: A Qualitative Study of Men's Experiences and Care Needs".Breast care (Basel, Switzerland) · 2020Article
- Male Breast Cancer Patients' Perspectives on Their Health Care Situation: A Mixed-Methods Study.Breast care (Basel, Switzerland) · 2020Article
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Abstract
Male breast cancer (MBC) is rare and known as a typical woman's disease. This study is part of the N-MALE project (Male breast cancer: patient's needs in prevention, diagnosis, treatment, rehabilitation and follow-up-care) and aims to investigate how MBC patients (MBCP) feel about suffering from a "woman's disease," what character the stigmatization has, and how it can be prospectively reduced. Therefore, a mixed methods design is applied including data of N = 27 qualitative interviews with MBCP and quantitative data of N = 100 MBCP. Findings identify a diverse picture, as stigmatization varies between contexts and patients: Most stigmatization concentrates on sexual stigmatization and ignorance of MBC and mostly occurs in cancer care systems and work-related contexts. The level of stigmatization varies with age and amount of treatment methods received, as reported within the created typology of different MBCP stigma types. To prospectively reduce stigmatization in MBCP, more publicity of MBC is needed, as well as gender-neutral communication and information material.
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