The intrusion of cancer: the lived experience of early menopause in young adult women

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dc.contributor.advisorMyrick, Florence
dc.contributor.authorMacDonald, Catherine Ann
dc.date.accessioned2005-08-19T20:55:55Z
dc.date.available2005-08-19T20:55:55Z
dc.date.issued2002
dc.descriptionBibliography: p. 87-95en
dc.description.abstractThis study is but a brief snapshot into the experience of early menopause from the perspective of four young adult women who were treated for cancer during their teens and early twenties. A phenomenological research methodology was utilized to address the study question. The major findings of the research revealed that: (a) the cancer experience is central to the discussion of early menopause and remains linked to their lives, (b) the themes of early menopause, infertility, and sexuality represent the essence of the phenomenon, ( c) while young adult women live through the intrusion of cancer in their life they arrive at a reconciliation of the cancer experience, and ( d) the women undergo a reconceptualization of their embodied self that is derived from their relational involvement with others. The implication for nursing is that young adult women living with early menopause represent a unique population within the cancer care continuum.
dc.format.extentvii, 101 leaves ; 30 cm.en
dc.identifier.citationMacDonald, C. A. (2002). The intrusion of cancer: the lived experience of early menopause in young adult women (Master's thesis, University of Calgary, Calgary, Canada). Retrieved from https://prism.ucalgary.ca. doi:10.11575/PRISM/13852en_US
dc.identifier.doihttp://dx.doi.org/10.11575/PRISM/13852
dc.identifier.isbn0612873439en
dc.identifier.lccAC1 .T484 2002 M2933en
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/1880/42608
dc.language.isoeng
dc.publisher.facultyNursing
dc.publisher.institutionUniversity of Calgaryen
dc.publisher.placeCalgaryen
dc.rightsUniversity of Calgary graduate students retain copyright ownership and moral rights for their thesis. You may use this material in any way that is permitted by the Copyright Act or through licensing that has been assigned to the document. For uses that are not allowable under copyright legislation or licensing, you are required to seek permission.
dc.subject.lccAC1 .T484 2002 M2933en
dc.titleThe intrusion of cancer: the lived experience of early menopause in young adult women
dc.typemaster thesis
thesis.degree.disciplineNursing
thesis.degree.grantorUniversity of Calgary
thesis.degree.nameMaster of Nursing (MN)
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ucalgary.thesis.accessionTheses Collection 58.002:Box 1388 501888781
ucalgary.thesis.notesUARCen
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