Research Article
Living with Advanced Breast Cancer among Ghanaian Women: Emotional and Psychosocial Experiences
Table 2
Themes and subthemes generated.
| Themes | Subthemes |
| Emotional reactions | Sadness, fear, and anxiety |
| Pain | Pain characteristics | Pain effects | Pain management |
| Lost hope | Marriage and parenting | Work |
| Support | Family and spousal support | Workplace support | Support of health professionals | Spiritual support |
| Coping | Acceptance | The will to live |
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