Coping with breast cancer in Ghana: a qualitative study of women's lived experiences following breast cancer diagnosis

Dzifa A. Attah; Josephine Nsaful; Promise Emmanuel Sefogah

doi:10.1186/s12885-026-15857-y

Coping with breast cancer in Ghana: a qualitative study of women's lived experiences following breast cancer diagnosis

Korle Bu Teaching Hospital

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Original language	English
Journal	BMC Cancer
Volume	26
Issue number	1
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1186/s12885-026-15857-y
Publication status	Published - 18 Mar 2026

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SDG 3 Good Health and Well-being

Keywords

Breast cancer
Coping
Diagnosis
Lived experiences
Psychological
Women

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