Chinese culture and cancer among Malaysian chinese cancer survivors
We conduct a case study on cancer survivors with the aim to investigate the influence of specific social and cultural factors that may have influenced informants’ unhealthy lifestyle and health-seeking behaviour and thus causing the illness - cancer. In the 50 in-depth interviews with 50 informants,...
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| description | We conduct a case study on cancer survivors with the aim to investigate the influence of specific social and cultural factors that may have influenced informants’ unhealthy lifestyle and health-seeking behaviour and thus causing the illness - cancer. In the 50 in-depth interviews with 50 informants, this report of Chinese culture and cancer was designed to evaluate the role of Chinese culture in causing cancer. In its discussion section, this report focuses on three main themes of cancer diagnosis among the informants: (i) perception of health and illness after cancer, (ii) emotional effects of stress in cancer etiology, and (iii) decision-making and cancer treatment. In summary, several Chinese sociocultural beliefs and practices played their roles in the informants’ ways of living, health-seeking behaviours, and cancer diagnosis. The results suggested that Chinese cultural beliefs and practices influenced the Malaysian Chinese cancer survivors’ perceptions of health, illness, and cancer treatment.
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| spelling | iium-375542014-08-05T01:50:19Z http://irep.iium.edu.my/37554/ Chinese culture and cancer among Malaysian chinese cancer survivors Yew, Wong Chin Vivien Mohd Noor, Noor Azlan GN Anthropology We conduct a case study on cancer survivors with the aim to investigate the influence of specific social and cultural factors that may have influenced informants’ unhealthy lifestyle and health-seeking behaviour and thus causing the illness - cancer. In the 50 in-depth interviews with 50 informants, this report of Chinese culture and cancer was designed to evaluate the role of Chinese culture in causing cancer. In its discussion section, this report focuses on three main themes of cancer diagnosis among the informants: (i) perception of health and illness after cancer, (ii) emotional effects of stress in cancer etiology, and (iii) decision-making and cancer treatment. In summary, several Chinese sociocultural beliefs and practices played their roles in the informants’ ways of living, health-seeking behaviours, and cancer diagnosis. The results suggested that Chinese cultural beliefs and practices influenced the Malaysian Chinese cancer survivors’ perceptions of health, illness, and cancer treatment. Canadian Center of Science and Education 2013 Article PeerReviewed application/pdf en http://irep.iium.edu.my/37554/1/1_Chinese_Culture_and_Cancer_2013.pdf Yew, Wong Chin Vivien and Mohd Noor, Noor Azlan (2013) Chinese culture and cancer among Malaysian chinese cancer survivors. Asian Social Science, 9 (14). pp. 30-41. ISSN 1911-2025 (O), 1911-2017 (P) http://www.ccsenet.org/journal/index.php/ass/article/view/31182 |
| spellingShingle | GN Anthropology Yew, Wong Chin Vivien Mohd Noor, Noor Azlan Chinese culture and cancer among Malaysian chinese cancer survivors |
| title | Chinese culture and cancer among Malaysian chinese cancer
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| title_full | Chinese culture and cancer among Malaysian chinese cancer
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| title_fullStr | Chinese culture and cancer among Malaysian chinese cancer
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| title_full_unstemmed | Chinese culture and cancer among Malaysian chinese cancer
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| title_short | Chinese culture and cancer among Malaysian chinese cancer
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| title_sort | chinese culture and cancer among malaysian chinese cancer
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| topic | GN Anthropology |
| url | http://irep.iium.edu.my/37554/ http://irep.iium.edu.my/37554/ http://irep.iium.edu.my/37554/1/1_Chinese_Culture_and_Cancer_2013.pdf |