"I thought I was Probably Going to Die due to People Looking at me with Pity": A Phenomenological Qualitative Study on the Lived Cancer Stigma Experiences of Breast Cancer Patients.

Objectives: It has been stated that there is a need for more recognition of the "stigma concept," which negatively affects the lives of patients with breast cancer during the diagnosis and treatment process. There are no recent studies on the experiences of Turkish women with breast cancer about stigmatization that employ qualitative methods. This study aims to examine in depth the lived stigma experiences of women with breast cancer during the diagnosis and treatment process.