The presence of the family in the existential outlook of cancer patients: understanding the phenomenon in the light of Heidegger

• Main Authors: Catarina Aparecida Sales (Author), Kelly Cristine Piolli (Author), Kesley de Oliveira Reticena (Author), Julia Wakiuchi (Author), Sonia Silva Marcon (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Universidade Federal de Goias, 2015-03-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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The objective of this study was to understand how people with cancer perceive the presence or absence of relatives while undergoing treatment away from home. A Heideggerian phenomenological research was conducted with 11 people undergoing antineoplastic treatment and lodged in a support house. Data...