Consecuencias psíquicas en supervivientes permanentes de cáncer de mama. Curadas, aunque no libres

Abstract

This article is a theoretical reflection focusing on the analysis of the needs of a group of women who have suffered from breast cancer, called “long-term survivors” in whom both physical and psychological sequelae persist more than five years after primary treatment. To do this, an exploratory analysis of the existing literature was carried out in daabases in the health field, over a period from 2015 to 2019. The concepts of “survivor” and “long-term survivor”, the psychological and physical symptoms that persist for more than 5 years post-treatment, and the possible existence of cancer-related post-traumatic stress disorder (beyond the fear of relapse) are analyzed. Finally, a debate is raised about the concept of survivor as an adjudicated identity not actually shared by all women it seeks to define.