Items	Strongly agree	Agree	Neither agree nor disagree	Disagree	Strongly disagree
Item 1: Some people avoid me because they think breast cancer is a contagious disease
Item 2: Some people avoid me because of my breast cancer reminds them of death
Item 3: Some people believe that I got breast cancer because God is punishing me
Item 4: Some people believe that I got breast cancer because of my sins
Item 5: I asked people close to me to keep my breast cancer a secret
Item 6: I try to conceal my breast cancer
Item 7: Some people think that I cannot be productive at work because of breast cancer
Item 8: Some people think that I cannot take care of my family because of breast cancer
Item 9: Some people think that my femininity has been diminished because of breast cancer
Item 10: Some people think that I am not a whole person because of breast cancer
Item 11: I am worried that I will be socially stigmatized because I have breast cancer
Item 12: I am worried that people will look down on my family because I have breast cancer