Published October 4, 2013 By the Foundation
Among Latinas, breast cancer is the most common diagnosis of cancer. However, little research has been dedicated to investigating Latinas’ experiences with breast cancer and more studies are needed to understand factors that contribute to Latinas’ quality of life following treatment.
The Latina Breast Cancer Initiative hopes to better understand women’s experiences with breast cancer in order to find the best ways in which health care providers can work to improve Latinas’ experiences through cancer and their quality of life following treatment for breast cancer.
In an effort to find the best way to help medical providers and Latinas diagnosed with breast cancer, researchers developed a study to investigate Latinas’ experience with cancer. The focus of this study is on quality of life and the psychological adjustment after breast cancer diagnosis and treatment.
A total of 150 women were needed for this study. The study was opened to the Love Research Army on March 7, 2012. The Love Research Army responded with 34 volunteers to participate in this study as of September 19, 2013 when the study was closed.
