From early detection to rehabilitation in community: Reading beyond the blog testimonies of survivors' quality of life and prostate cancer representation
posted on 2024-09-24, 23:06authored byMargareth ZanchettaMargareth Zanchetta, Marguerite Cognet, Mary Rachel Lam-Kin-Teng, Marie Elisabeth Dumitriu, Lise Renaud, Jacques Rhéaume
Background
Survivors’ testimonies can reveal much about men’s experiences of prostate cancer and impacts on their quality of life (QOL) during the clinical trajectory of the disease. These survivors’ shared thoughts and views were hypothesized to reflect salient features of their lived social representation of prostate cancer.