The body and the culture as the locus of cancer

Authors

  • Sônia Ayako Tao Maruyama
  • Aldenan Lima Correa da Costa
  • Elisete Aparecida Rubira do Espírito Santo
  • Roseney Bellato
  • Wilza Rocha Pereira

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.5380/ce.v11i2.6880

Keywords:

Cultura, Enfermagem, Neoplasias, Nursing, Neoplasms, Enfermería

Abstract

Illness is also a socio-cultural construction and cancer is one of the most symbology-loaded illnesses. People who experience it, go through a process of liminarity where they may emerge modified, perceiving a new meaning to life. In daily health care, we perceive that this symbolic culturally-constructed dimension has been neglected. Through an anthropological view, we try to bring out the grounds in order to re-think nursing actions towards people who experience cancer, extending their perspectives beyond the biological body.

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Published

2006-12-22

How to Cite

Maruyama, S. A. T., da Costa, A. L. C., do Espírito Santo, E. A. R., Bellato, R., & Pereira, W. R. (2006). The body and the culture as the locus of cancer. Cogitare Enfermagem, 11(2). https://doi.org/10.5380/ce.v11i2.6880

Issue

Vol. 11 No. 2 (2006)

Section

REVIEW

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