Meanings of abortion in context: accounts of abortion in the lives of women diagnosed with breast cancer

Meanings of abortion in context: accounts of abortion in the lives of women diagnosed with breast cancer

Abstract Background A breast cancer diagnosis and an abortion can each be pivotal moments in a woman’s life. Research on abortion and breast cancer deals predominantly with women diagnosed during pregnancy who might be advised to have an abortion. The other—discredited but persistent—association is...

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Main Authors: Maggie Kirkman, Carmel Apicella, Jillian Graham, Martha Hickey, John L. Hopper, Louise Keogh, Ingrid Winship, Jane Fisher
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2017-04-01
Series:BMC Women's Health
Subjects:
Breast cancer
Abortion
In-depth interviews
Qualitative methods
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12905-017-0383-1

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