Purpose/Objectives: To identify the personal issues and concerns of African American women who are breast cancer survivors. Design: Exploratory. Setting: Southeastern United States; urban community. Sample : A total of 24 women were recruited from churches and the community; 16 women participated...

Purpose/Objectives: To describe the caring behaviors and demands of African American women newly diagnosed with breast cancer and to consider the influence of caring on the women’s decision to delay prompt diagnosis and maintain continuing treatment. Design: Focused ethnographic design using...

Purpose/Objectives: To describe the experiences of African American women living with breast cancer following the primary diagnosis and while undergoing initial treatment. Design: Phenomenologic. Sample/Setting: 13 African American women (ages 30– 66) purposefully selected from two oncology clinics...

Purpose/Objectives: To identify the relationships among potential access, realized access, and stage at diagnosis of breast cancer in African American and Caucasian women receiving care within an equal economic access healthcare system. DESIGN: Descriptive-comparative design. Setting: Department of...