Exploring the psychosocial morbidity of women undergoing chemotherapy for breast cancer in a post-war setting: experiences of Northern Sri Lankan women.

Purpose: A breast cancer diagnosis leads to considerable internal conflict and social disruption. Coping with breast cancer may be especially challenging where psychosocial services are not integrated to cancer care. This exploratory descriptive qualitative study delves into breast cancer-associated psychosocial morbidity among women diagnosed with breast cancer at a cancer centre in post-war northern Sri Lanka.

Breaking Bad News in Ethnic Settings: Perspectives of Patients and Families in Northern Sri Lanka.

Purpose: The discussion of a cancer diagnosis and prognosis often is difficult. This study explored the expectations of Tamil-speaking patients with cancer and their families with respect to receiving their cancer diagnosis in northern Sri Lanka.

Methods: This exploratory, descriptive, qualitative study used semistructured interviews.