Mothering Death: A Psychosocial Interpretation of Breast Cancer Biography

In this article I take as my point of departure a puzzle presented by a woman who had an apparently ‘bizarre’ reaction to a breast cancer diagnosis. In the clinic, she had exclaimed: “I would rather die than lose the breast!”. My aim is to unpack layers in this woman’s embodied and enculturated expe...

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Main Author: Birgitta Haga Gripsrud
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: State Library & Aalborg University 2021-01-01
Series:Qualitative Studies
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Online Access:https://tidsskrift.dk/qual/article/view/124454