Universität zu Köln

Midding, Evamarie, Halbach, Sarah Maria, Kowalski, Christoph, Weber, Rainer, Wuerstlein, Rachel and Ernstmann, Nicole ORCID: 0000-0001-7685-6110 (2018). Men With a Woman's Disease: Stigmatization of Male Breast Cancer Patients-A Mixed Methods Analysis. Am. J. Mens Health, 12 (6). S. 2194 - 2208. THOUSAND OAKS: SAGE PUBLICATIONS INC. ISSN 1557-9891

Full text not available from this repository.

Abstract

Male breast cancer (MBC) is rare and known as a typical woman's disease. This study is part of the N-MALE project (Male breast cancer: patient's needs in prevention, diagnosis, treatment, rehabilitation and follow-up-care) and aims to investigate how MBC patients (MBCP) feel about suffering from a woman's disease, what character the stigmatization has, and how it can be prospectively reduced. Therefore, a mixed methods design is applied including data of N = 27 qualitative interviews with MBCP and quantitative data of N = 100 MBCP. Findings identify a diverse picture, as stigmatization varies between contexts and patients: Most stigmatization concentrates on sexual stigmatization and ignorance of MBC and mostly occurs in cancer care systems and work-related contexts. The level of stigmatization varies with age and amount of treatment methods received, as reported within the created typology of different MBCP stigma types. To prospectively reduce stigmatization in MBCP, more publicity of MBC is needed, as well as gender-neutral communication and information material.

Item Type:	Journal Article
Creators:	Creators Email ORCID ORCID Put Code Midding, Evamarie UNSPECIFIED UNSPECIFIED UNSPECIFIED Halbach, Sarah Maria UNSPECIFIED UNSPECIFIED UNSPECIFIED Kowalski, Christoph UNSPECIFIED UNSPECIFIED UNSPECIFIED Weber, Rainer UNSPECIFIED UNSPECIFIED UNSPECIFIED Wuerstlein, Rachel UNSPECIFIED UNSPECIFIED UNSPECIFIED Ernstmann, Nicole UNSPECIFIED orcid.org/0000-0001-7685-6110 UNSPECIFIED
URN:	urn:nbn:de:hbz:38-168294
DOI:	10.1177/1557988318799025
Journal or Publication Title:	Am. J. Mens Health
Volume:	12
Number:	6
Page Range:	S. 2194 - 2208
Date:	2018
Publisher:	SAGE PUBLICATIONS INC
Place of Publication:	THOUSAND OAKS
ISSN:	1557-9891
Language:	English
Faculty:	Unspecified
Divisions:	Unspecified
Subjects:	no entry
Uncontrolled Keywords:	Keywords Language STIGMA; EXPERIENCES; SURVIVORS; IMPACT Multiple languages Public, Environmental & Occupational Health Multiple languages
Refereed:	Yes
URI:	http://kups.ub.uni-koeln.de/id/eprint/16829