Purpose/Objectives: To explore the experience of Filipino patients with cancer. Research Approach: Hermeneutic phenomenologic inquiry using focus groups. Setting: A comprehensive cancer center in the southeastern United States. Participants: 18 female and 5 male Filipino patients aged 34-78 years...

Purpose/Objectives: To describe the meaning of cancer pain and attitudes in dealing with cancer pain among a group of African Americans with cancer. Research Approach: Qualitative descriptive design. Setting: Three outpatient medical oncology clinics in the mid-Atlantic region. Participants:...

Purpose/Objectives: To understand the meaning of dignity to the urban poor and to describe their experiences living with advanced cancer. Design: Qualitative approach using interpretive phenomenology. Setting: Various community residential and clinical sites in a western city in the United States...

Purpose/Objectives: To explore the cancer symptom experience, self-care strategies, and quality of life (QOL) among Chinese Americans during outpatient chemotherapy. Design: Descriptive, exploratory cohort study. Setting: An outpatient infusion unit at a public urban county medical center. Sample:...