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| Identity/ symptoms | (i) Signs/symptoms (n=4): “I feel you need to listen to your body-if it doesn't feel right.” | Identity/ symptoms | (i) Cancer in body (n=2): “Because I can't see into my body to see what is happening there; just like my heart I try to watch things but can't control all of them it is inherited I guess.” |
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| Timeline | (i) Caught early (n=5): “if caught early, will have better outcomes.”
(ii) Early diagnosis (n=3): “We all know the key to cancer survival and management is early diagnosis…”
(iii) Early treatment (n=17): “the earlier you can treat cancer the better your chances of survival.”
(iv) First time diagnosis: (n=1) “I'm hoping by getting regular exams it would be found soon to stop it like last time.” | Timeline | (i) Caught early (n=2): “For most cancers, the earlier they are detected the better a person's chances of survival.” |
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| Causes | (i) Heredity (n=2): “it is inherited.” | Causes | (i) Heredity (n=1): “heredity”
(ii) BRCA1 (n=1): “I am BRCA1. Controlling breast cancer is something that the doctors and I are trying…” |
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| Consequences | (i) Witness failure (n= 1): “I've been around too many of my friends who have been very diligent and followed doctor orders, nutrition, etc. and still have died due to cancer recurrence.”
(ii) Witness success (n=4): “I am living proof that it can be controlled. I have seen friends with much worse cases than mine who were completely healed. I believe a positive attitude is essential for a cancer patient- as far as controlling cancer--attitude has a lot to do with it b/c if you only thing negative-your body responds to that. A feeling of doom and gloom is not healthy for anyone.”
(iii) Improve survival (n=2): “I do believe early detection is beneficial.… Catching cancer sooner before it spread to my nodes would have given me better odds.” | Consequences | (i) Witness failure (n=1): “I've seen friends who did all the right things get a recurrence somewhere else and by the time it showed up (experienced symptoms) it was too late.” |
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| Cure/control | (i) Healthy lifestyle (n=7): “with diet and exercise it can be controlled.”
(ii) Regular exam (n=3): “But, I'm hoping by getting regular exams it would be found soon to stop it like last time.”
(iii) Curable (n= 14): “Yes, if in breast/breast area it is highly treatable.”
(iv) Follow medical advice (n= 2): “by following doctor's advice.” | Cure/control | (i) Healthy lifestyle (n= 1): “Eating healthier, exercise.”
(ii) Curable (n=1): “For most cancers, the earlier they are detected the better a person's chances of survival.”
(iii) Prayer (n= 3): “eating healthier, exercise, prayer” |
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| Affect | (i) Positive outlook (n= 7): “I believe a positive attitude is essential for a cancer patient.” | Affect | (i) Not mentioned. |
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| Lack of Control | (i) Limited control (n=1): “You can try to keep it under control, but it's not in your hands to say.” | Lack of Control | (i) Fatalism (n=2): “Control is an illusion. (You know how to make God laugh? Tell him your plans) best to do the best you can and lie down in the boat. The river will, take you where you are supposed to go, and you will get what you need when you get there” |
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