摘要：The study aims to identify the mastectomized womans perception about the family protection during the chemotherapy treatment and what changes are unchained in her familiar life. The data collection were achieved with women in treatment in a specialized institution and used a críterion previously established.The sample consisted of twenty women ranging from 32 to 77 years of age.The testimonies, except one, were taken through a record player. The results showed that when facing the situations after the chemotherapy the women used to get favourable mechanisms to their adaptation, such as, talking to friends, going out to entertainments and amusing themselves to occupy their in order to forget the problems. The religion also, has an important role in the womans rehabilitation. Her strenght and will for recuperation are important feelings to overcome the difficulties imposed by the chemotherapy. The emotional and economical support and the household tasks were given as great help to those women by their relatives.
其他摘要：The study aims to identify the mastectomized womans perception about the family protection during the chemotherapy treatment and what changes are unchained in her familiar life. The data collection were achieved with women in treatment in a specialized institution and used a críterion previously established.The sample consisted of twenty women ranging from 32 to 77 years of age.The testimonies, except one, were taken through a record player. The results showed that when facing the situations after the chemotherapy the women used to get favourable mechanisms to their adaptation, such as, talking to friends, going out to entertainments and amusing themselves to occupy their in order to forget the problems. The religion also, has an important role in the womans rehabilitation. Her strenght and will for recuperation are important feelings to overcome the difficulties imposed by the chemotherapy. The emotional and economical support and the household tasks were given as great help to those women by their relatives.
