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Abstract
Knowledge of the impact that breast cancer has on self-esteem and well-being has been limited, conceptually, by the failure to consider potentially positive outcomes after diagnosis and treatment and, methodologically, by an overall lack of focus on well-being. Sixty-four women with breast cancer and 64 age-matched women without cancer completed three measures of self-esteem and five measures of well-being. The results supported the theoretical notion that the potential impact of breast cancer on a woman's self-esteem and well-being can be positive as well as negative. The results also highlighted the importance of considering the full impact of cancer.
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Janet S. Carpenter
Dr. Carpenter is a Post Doctoral Research Fellow, Department of Behavioral Science, 131 College of Medicine Office Building, University of Kentucky, Lexington, KY 40536-0086. The research was supported by an American Cancer Society Doctoral Scholarship in Cancer Nursing and pre-doctoral training grant DAMD J7-94-J-41278 from the United States Army Medical Research and Materiel Command.