BREAST CANCER ADVOCACY: A MULTIFACETED ANALYSIS OF A DYNAMIC PROCESS

Yıl 2025, Cilt: 12 Sayı: 2, 119 - 126, 27.06.2025

Yakup Akyüz , Yasemin Uslu

Öz

Breast cancer advocacy is an important field of activity aimed at protecting patients' rights, meeting their needs, and improving treatment processes. Since the 1950s, this movement, which has developed with the aims of advocating for patient rights, raising awareness, and providing access to innovative treatments, has facilitated patients' access to early diagnosis, appropriate treatment, and psychosocial support services. Advocacy, while enhancing the quality of life by providing personalized care, also faces challenges such as lack of information and education, limited resources, and sociocultural barriers. New opportunities such as digital and social media, technology, and international collaborations enhance the impact of advocacy activities, allowing patients to take more active roles in their treatment processes. Breast cancer advocacy can improve patient outcomes by turning challenges into opportunities and contribute to the development of health policies. In this review, the historical development of patient advocacy in breast cancer, its impact on patient outcomes, the challenges faced, and new opportunities have been addressed in a multifaceted manner.

Anahtar Kelimeler

Breast Cancer , Patient Advocacy , Nursing

MEME KANSERLİ HASTA SAVUNUCULUĞU: DİNAMİK BİR SÜRECİN ÇOK YÖNLÜ ANALİZİ

Öz

Meme kanserli hasta savunuculuğu, hastaların haklarını korumayı, ihtiyaçlarını karşılamayı ve tedavi süreçlerini iyileştirmeyi hedefleyen önemli bir faaliyet alanıdır. 1950’lerden itibaren hasta haklarının savunulması, farkındalık oluşturulması ve yenilikçi tedavilere erişim gibi amaçlarla gelişen bu hareket, hastaların erken teşhis, uygun tedavi ve psikososyal destek hizmetlerine erişimini kolaylaştırmaktadır. Savunuculuk, bireyselleştirilmiş bakım sağlayarak yaşam kalitesini artırırken, bilgi ve eğitim eksikliği, sınırlı kaynaklar ve sosyokültürel engeller gibi sorunlarla da karşı karşıya kalmaktadır. Dijital ve sosyal medya, teknoloji ve uluslararası iş birlikleri gibi yeni fırsatlar, savunuculuk faaliyetlerinin etkisini artırarak hastaların tedavi süreçlerinde daha aktif roller üstlenmesine olanak tanımaktadır. Meme kanserli hasta savunuculuğu, zorlukların fırsata dönüştürülmesiyle hasta sonuçlarını iyileştirebilir ve sağlık politikalarının gelişimine katkı sağlayabilir. Bu derlemede, meme kanserinde hasta savunuculuğunun tarihsel gelişimi, hasta sonuçlarına etkileri, karşılaşılan zorluklar ve yeni fırsatlar çok yönlü olarak ele alınmıştır.

Anahtar Kelimeler

Meme Kanseri , Hasta Savunuculuğu , Hemşirelik

Etik Beyan

Bu çalışma, derleme makale türünde olduğu için herhangi bir etik kurul onayı gerektirmemektedir.

Destekleyen Kurum

Araştırmada herhangi bir kurumdan destek alınmamıştır. Yazarlar bu çalışma için finansal destek almadıklarını beyan etmişlerdir.

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