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‘Marginalised malignancies’: A qualitative synthesis of men's accounts of living with breast cancer

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  • Quincey, Kerry
  • Williamson, Iain
  • Winstanley, Sue

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Breast cancer in men is a rare, under-researched illness frequently overlooked within both clinical and third-sector healthcare systems. Increased prevalence and high profile awareness-raising, advocacy and activism around breast cancer in women has led to pervasive feminisation of the disease, prompting a misperception of breast cancer as a women-only illness. This deters men from seeking medical attention, professional and social support, and increases sensitivity to body image concerns.

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  • Quincey, Kerry & Williamson, Iain & Winstanley, Sue, 2016. "‘Marginalised malignancies’: A qualitative synthesis of men's accounts of living with breast cancer," Social Science & Medicine, Elsevier, vol. 149(C), pages 17-25.
    • Handle: RePEc:eee:socmed:v:149:y:2016:i:c:p:17-25
    DOI: 10.1016/j.socscimed.2015.11.032
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    1. Kaiser, Karen, 2008. "The meaning of the survivor identity for women with breast cancer," Social Science & Medicine, Elsevier, vol. 67(1), pages 79-87, July.
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    1. Levin-Dagan, Naama & Baum, Nehami, 2021. "Passing as normal: Negotiating boundaries and coping with male breast cancer," Social Science & Medicine, Elsevier, vol. 284(C).

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