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. 2022 Oct 17;13:1006695. doi: 10.3389/fpsyg.2022.1006695

Table 2.

Description of scenarios and patient cues and concerns.

Scenario Description Patients’ expression
doubt Patient has doubts about the result he/she received,thinking the result is not his/her own. Sir! That cannot be true! This is not
My report, it’s someone else’s!
Fear of death After patient accepts the fact of having cancer, he/she thinks cancers are terminal. I do not know if I will die because of it, I cannot even think about it.
Fear of future After patient accepts the fact of having cancer, he/she fears that cancer may ruin his/her marriage or relationship. I’m not married yet, what should I do in the future?
Surgery In the course of treatment, conservative treatment is useless, cancer cells begin to spread, and A total mastectomy is required. I cannot face a mastectomy. After my breasts are gone, my body shape has changed, am I still a woman? At least not a complete woman.
Hair loss Due to chemotherapy or other reasons, patient has symptoms of alopecia. If my hair is gone, how can I go outside? Even if I survive the cancer, how can I go to work without my hair?
Upper limb disorders Upper limb disorders caused by operations can make life more difficult. If I cannot move my arm, even cannot comb my hair, I would rather die than be disabled.