Permasalahan Dan Strategi Coping Pada Pasien Kanker Payudara

Cancer is a disease that has a fairly high percentage of deaths and is feared by many sufferers because it is considered difficult to find a cure and is considered to lead to death, making a person suffering from breast cancer sad, afraid and even stressed. This study has a purpose, namely to determine the problems and coping strategies in patients with breast cancer. Respondents in this study amounted to 3 (three) respondents with a purposive sampling technique. The criteria for respondents in this study were patients with stage 2 breast cancer based on a doctor's diagnosis, female, and willing to become respondents with Informed Consent. The research uses a qualitative descriptive approach and data collection uses interviews with respondents. This research uses descriptive analysis method. The results of this study are respondents have three problems, namely psychological problems, family problems, and physical problems. Coping strategies used by respondents are different but can overcome the problems faced by respondents