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100 _aMcfadyen, J.E.
245 4 _aThe Experience of elderly people living with cancer : a phenomenological study
260 _aThesis (MSc)-University of London,
_c1997
505 _aIntroduction ; The literature ; The philosophical basis of the study ; The design ; The data ; The discussion ; The conclusion ; References
520 _aA methodology derived from interpretative phenomenology was used. Eight people were interviewed using a semi-structured format & data obtained was analysed by identifying 7 themes. From these, exemplars, or particularly powerful illustrations of themes, were extracted. These were examined to see if a paradigm case emerged.
650 _aTheses, Nursing
650 _aNeoplasms - in Old Age
650 _aNeoplasms - Psychology
650 _aAged
999 _c41237
_d41237