Men With a “Woman’s Disease”: Stigmatization of Male Breast Cancer Patients—A Mixed Methods Analysis
Male breast cancer (MBC) is rare and known as a typical woman’s disease. This study is part of the N-MALE project (Male breast cancer: patient’s needs in prevention, diagnosis, treatment, rehabilitation and follow-up-care) and aims to investigate how MBC patients (MBCP) feel about suffering from a “...
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2018-11-01
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| Series: | American Journal of Men's Health |
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| author | Evamarie Midding Sarah Maria Halbach Christoph Kowalski Rainer Weber Rachel Würstlein Nicole Ernstmann |
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| description | Male breast cancer (MBC) is rare and known as a typical woman’s disease. This study is part of the N-MALE project (Male breast cancer: patient’s needs in prevention, diagnosis, treatment, rehabilitation and follow-up-care) and aims to investigate how MBC patients (MBCP) feel about suffering from a “woman’s disease,” what character the stigmatization has, and how it can be prospectively reduced. Therefore, a mixed methods design is applied including data of N = 27 qualitative interviews with MBCP and quantitative data of N = 100 MBCP. Findings identify a diverse picture, as stigmatization varies between contexts and patients: Most stigmatization concentrates on sexual stigmatization and ignorance of MBC and mostly occurs in cancer care systems and work-related contexts. The level of stigmatization varies with age and amount of treatment methods received, as reported within the created typology of different MBCP stigma types. To prospectively reduce stigmatization in MBCP, more publicity of MBC is needed, as well as gender-neutral communication and information material. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-ac8e4d64b08d4d8c9ab96de2a5ab9d762022-12-22T01:28:49ZengSAGE PublishingAmerican Journal of Men's Health1557-98831557-98912018-11-011210.1177/1557988318799025Men With a “Woman’s Disease”: Stigmatization of Male Breast Cancer Patients—A Mixed Methods AnalysisEvamarie Midding0Sarah Maria Halbach1Christoph Kowalski2Rainer Weber3Rachel Würstlein4Nicole Ernstmann5Center for Integrated Oncology Cologne Bonn, GermanyCenter for Integrated Oncology Cologne Bonn, GermanyGerman Cancer Society (DKG), Berlin, GermanyDepartment of Psychosomatic Medicine and Psychotherapy, University Hospital Cologne, Cologne, GermanyBreast Center, Department of Gynecology and Obstetrics and CCCLMU, University of Munich (LMU), Munich, GermanyCenter for Integrated Oncology Cologne Bonn, GermanyMale breast cancer (MBC) is rare and known as a typical woman’s disease. This study is part of the N-MALE project (Male breast cancer: patient’s needs in prevention, diagnosis, treatment, rehabilitation and follow-up-care) and aims to investigate how MBC patients (MBCP) feel about suffering from a “woman’s disease,” what character the stigmatization has, and how it can be prospectively reduced. Therefore, a mixed methods design is applied including data of N = 27 qualitative interviews with MBCP and quantitative data of N = 100 MBCP. Findings identify a diverse picture, as stigmatization varies between contexts and patients: Most stigmatization concentrates on sexual stigmatization and ignorance of MBC and mostly occurs in cancer care systems and work-related contexts. The level of stigmatization varies with age and amount of treatment methods received, as reported within the created typology of different MBCP stigma types. To prospectively reduce stigmatization in MBCP, more publicity of MBC is needed, as well as gender-neutral communication and information material.https://doi.org/10.1177/1557988318799025 |
| spellingShingle | Evamarie Midding Sarah Maria Halbach Christoph Kowalski Rainer Weber Rachel Würstlein Nicole Ernstmann Men With a “Woman’s Disease”: Stigmatization of Male Breast Cancer Patients—A Mixed Methods Analysis American Journal of Men's Health |
| title | Men With a “Woman’s Disease”: Stigmatization of Male Breast Cancer Patients—A Mixed Methods Analysis |
| title_full | Men With a “Woman’s Disease”: Stigmatization of Male Breast Cancer Patients—A Mixed Methods Analysis |
| title_fullStr | Men With a “Woman’s Disease”: Stigmatization of Male Breast Cancer Patients—A Mixed Methods Analysis |
| title_full_unstemmed | Men With a “Woman’s Disease”: Stigmatization of Male Breast Cancer Patients—A Mixed Methods Analysis |
| title_short | Men With a “Woman’s Disease”: Stigmatization of Male Breast Cancer Patients—A Mixed Methods Analysis |
| title_sort | men with a woman s disease stigmatization of male breast cancer patients a mixed methods analysis |
| url | https://doi.org/10.1177/1557988318799025 |
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