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Nursing care of woman with breast cancer
MOJŽÍŠOVÁ, Šárka
Breast cancer is one of the most common tumor diseases in women, and the main cause of death in our country. In most cases, it affects women in productive age. Up to six thousand women die from this insidious disease. The most common method of an early carcinoma detection is breast self-examination, mammographic examination and preventive gynaecologist examinations. The aim of this thesis was to find out what knowledge women have about breast cancer, and to find out how informed they were when released for home care, and to find out how their lives changed after breast surgery. Four research questions were determined to accompany the aims. What knowledge about breast cancer did the women have before the disease? In what areas do nurses inform the women when releasing them for home care? What did the disease give the women and what did it take from them? Processing the bachelor thesis used a qualitative research and data collecting was done via a semi-structured interview with patients who had gone through breast cancer. The research results have proven that the women´s knowledge about breast cancer before the disease is minimal, nevertheless, every patient did know the disease existed and it was dangerous. But most women admitted they were not deeply interested in this disease, nor did they admit they could become ill. Further on, it was found out that information given during home-care release is various and in most cases the patients did not receive all significant information they should have received. Further on, the research found out that after the surgery, all patients did notice significant changes in their lives, especially in diet and greater fatigue, on which almost all agreed. The outcome of the bachelor thesis is a lecture suggestion (Appendix No.4.) focused on the importance of breast self-examination and the correct technique, which might be offered to support groups.
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