Neoplasias del sistema reproductor: Análisis del entendimiento y enfrentamiento en hombres y mujeres

Abstract

Objective: To analyze the understanding and coping strategies adopted by men and women against the disease of the reproductive system neoplasms. Methodology: A descriptive qualitative study involving 20 subjects hospitalized for chemotherapy. Information was collected through semi-structured interviews, which were organized and analyzed by the collective subject discourse analysis technique. Were followed by the ethics opinion 179/08. Results: by the speeches of the interviewees revealed three synthetic discourses, anchored on the following core ideas: masculinity and cancer; femininity and cancer; and adapt and overcome. To note that women demonstrated greater ability to adapt and overcome facing the diagnosis, while men perceive the disease as loss of virility and the essence of the man. Final thoughts: are divergent repercussions caused by cancers of the reproductive system in men and women, which causes different coping strategies and understanding of the disease.