Breast cancer, poverty and mental health: emotional response to the disease in women from popular classes Cáncer de mama, pobreza y salud mental: respuesta emocional a la enfermedad en mujeres de camadas populares Câncer de mama, pobreza e saúde mental: resposta emocional à doença em mulheres de camadas populares

• Main Authors: Rodrigo Sanches Peres (Author), Manoel Antônio dos Santos (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Universidade de São Paulo, 2007-10-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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This study aimed to analyze the emotional response of a low-income group of women to the breast cancer. The sample was composed by 15 patients from a mastectomized women's support entity. Data were collected through individual face-to-face semi-structured interview. The results were appraised a...