ArticleQualitative health research2024
"We Need to Go Back Home (to) the Philippines Healthy": An Interpretive Phenomenological Analysis of Migrant Domestic Workers' Experiences of Having Breast Cancer in Hong Kong.
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- Pathways to practice: Structural determinants of internationally educated nurses' transition into the U.S. healthcare workforce.Journal of nursing regulation · 2026Article
- 'What would happen if I die in a foreign country?': Cancer-related personal uncertainty and its implications for health equity among Indonesian migrant domestic workers.International journal for equity in health · 2026Article
- Navigating migration and cancer in Asia: A narrative analysis of stories told by Filipino migrant domestic workers with breast cancer.Journal of migration and health · 2025Article
- Female migrant domestic worker experiences during the COVID-19 pandemic in Hong Kong: A qualitative study.PLOS global public health · 2025Article
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Abstract
Diagnoses of breast cancer are continuing to increase in the Philippines, but little is known about incidence rates among the significant number of Filipino women working abroad as migrant domestic workers (MDWs). These women are often the main income providers for their families, and their ability to work depends upon their physical health and strength. In this article, we use interpretive phenomenological analysis to explore the experiences of 10 MDWs from the Philippines who were diagnosed with breast cancer during a period of employment in Hong Kong. Analysis of these narratives revealed numerous points at which their status as temporary, transnational migrant workers intersected with their experiences of breast cancer detection, diagnosis, and treatment. We argue that these women's experiences of breast cancer were shaped by the structures of migration that link the Philippines with host destinations like Hong Kong. These structures create a unique context in which these women had to constantly renegotiate their identities as migrants, financial providers, and breast cancer patients.
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