{"title":"In search of a habitable world: The long journey of women who survived breast cancer.","authors":"Alexandra Guité-Verret, Melanie Vachon","doi":"10.1177/13634593251319919","DOIUrl":null,"url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>The aim of the study was to better understand the experiences of women living with a history of breast cancer by analyzing the metaphors they use to describe their experiences. Data were collected through individual narrative interviews with 10 women, who were between 4 years and 13 years post-diagnosis. Their narratives were analyzed using Interpretative Phenomenological Analysis. The results are presented from an existential perspective and are conceptualized using the metaphor of the home. Our interpretation suggests that participants were in search of a habitable world, seeking to (1) dwell in oneself, (2) dwell with others and (3) dwell in the world. The results were discussed using an intersubjective conceptual framework, enriched by the work of Stolorow on human suffering and emotional trauma. The study expands upon existing literature on the use of metaphors in cancer patients and contributes to reveal their richness and diversity, beyond the dominant war metaphor.</p>","PeriodicalId":12944,"journal":{"name":"Health","volume":" ","pages":"13634593251319919"},"PeriodicalIF":1.9000,"publicationDate":"2025-02-13","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":"0","resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":null,"PeriodicalName":"Health","FirstCategoryId":"3","ListUrlMain":"https://doi.org/10.1177/13634593251319919","RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":null,"EPubDate":"","PubModel":"","JCR":"Q3","JCRName":"PUBLIC, ENVIRONMENTAL & OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH","Score":null,"Total":0}
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The aim of the study was to better understand the experiences of women living with a history of breast cancer by analyzing the metaphors they use to describe their experiences. Data were collected through individual narrative interviews with 10 women, who were between 4 years and 13 years post-diagnosis. Their narratives were analyzed using Interpretative Phenomenological Analysis. The results are presented from an existential perspective and are conceptualized using the metaphor of the home. Our interpretation suggests that participants were in search of a habitable world, seeking to (1) dwell in oneself, (2) dwell with others and (3) dwell in the world. The results were discussed using an intersubjective conceptual framework, enriched by the work of Stolorow on human suffering and emotional trauma. The study expands upon existing literature on the use of metaphors in cancer patients and contributes to reveal their richness and diversity, beyond the dominant war metaphor.
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Health: is published four times per year and attempts in each number to offer a mix of articles that inform or that provoke debate. The readership of the journal is wide and drawn from different disciplines and from workers both inside and outside the health care professions. Widely abstracted, Health: ensures authors an extensive and informed readership for their work. It also seeks to offer authors as short a delay as possible between submission and publication. Most articles are reviewed within 4-6 weeks of submission and those accepted are published within a year of that decision.
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