La malattia oncologica: confronto fra le reazioni psicologiche di pazienti con tumore al seno e pazienti con altri tipi di tumore

"Breast cancer represents one of the most important oncological pathologies among women. This is also due to breast symbolic worthiness, as core of womanhood, sensuality and motherhood. . The present study aims at evaluating whether women affected by breast cancer experience a more intense emotional distress than patients with different oncological diagnosis, because of the particular emotional investment on the affected organ. . Results show that women affected by breast cancer have lower anxiety and depression levels, a better quality of life and the tendency to use an avoiding coping style, if compared with women with other kinds of cancer. We suppose that this coping style relieves distress conditions related to oncological disease and positively influences some aspects of the quality of life."