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Cancer survivorship: existential suffering.

Venke Ueland¹, Elin Dysvik², Jessica Hemberg³

¹Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Stavanger, University of Stavanger, Stavanger, Norway.

International Journal of Qualitative Studies on Health and Well-Being

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Summary

Cancer survivors experience multifaceted existential suffering, including daily limitations and inner struggles. Understanding these transitions is crucial for developing effective cancer rehabilitation services focusing on personal meaning.

Keywords:

Cancer survivor enduring existential experience intermediate state lifeworld lived experience phenomenological hermeneutics suffering transitions

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Existential Phenomenology

Background:

Cancer treatment survivorship presents unique psychological challenges.
Existential experiences significantly impact quality of life post-cancer.

Purpose of the Study:

To explore and describe the existential experiences of individuals after cancer treatment.
To understand the nature of suffering in cancer survivorship.

Main Methods:

Exploratory phenomenological hermeneutical design.
In-depth interviews with 21 cancer survivors.

Main Results:

Identified multifaceted suffering: limitations in daily life, internal struggles, and social isolation.
Survivors described a transition state between suffering and endurance.
Experiences included alternating between feeling alienated and feeling at home.

Conclusions:

Existential suffering post-cancer is a transitional process.
Rehabilitation services require a broader professional perspective.
Focus should shift from biomedical symptoms to existential meaning in cancer care.