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. 2020 Jul 1;47(4):405-414.
doi: 10.1188/20.ONF.405-414.

I'm Still Mom: Young Mothers Living With Advanced Breast Cancer

Debra M Lundquist  1 , Donna L Berry  2 , Marie Boltz  3 , Susan A DeSanto-Madeya  4 , Pamela J Grace  4
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I'm Still Mom: Young Mothers Living With Advanced Breast Cancer

Debra M Lundquist et al. Oncol Nurs Forum. .

Abstract

Purpose: To conduct a detailed content analysis of the theme "I'm still Mom" as described by young women living with advanced breast cancer.

Participants & setting: 12 young adult women living with advanced breast cancer were recruited from across the United States.

Methodologic approach: van Manen's hermeneutic phenomenologic method was used to analyze qualitative data from interviews and establish subthemes.

Findings: Women were a mean age of 36 years and had at least one child. The following three subthemes emerged from the overarching theme of I'm still Mom.

Implications for nursing: This study provides a foundation for additional research that can inform family-centered education and interventions to help align the parenting priorities of this cohort of women, as well as optimize their quality of life.

Keywords: advanced cancer; breast cancer; motherhood; parenting; young women.

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