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Experiencing the diagnosis of pancreatic cancer as an acute threat: a grounded theory study on the diagnostic process of people with pancreatic adenocarcinoma
Ristau, P.; Oetting-Roß, C.; Büscher, A. · HeilberufeScience · 2024 · Heft 1 · S. 8 bis 17
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Pancreatic cancer is usually diagnosed late and at an advanced stage. Thus, cure is not possible in most cases and the prognosis is often poor. This article explores how people with pancreatic cancer experience their diagnostic process. Twenty problem-centered interviews with people diagnosed with pancreatic cancer were conducted and analyzed using grounded theory methodology. We identified a multicausal central phenomenon: people experience the diagnosis of pancreatic cancer as an acute (life) threat. Communication of the diagnosis initiates a process of consideration, self-reflection, and negotiation. It leads…
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Diagnosis
Germany
After
Adenocarcinoma
Data Analysis
Physicians
Onkologie
Deutschland
Lead
Data Collection
Krebs
Tumor
Breast
Diagnostic Imaging
Adenokarzinom
Population
