Physical Changes and Self-Perception

Risks & contraindications

Highlighted claims

• Profound fatigue represented not merely tiredness but a loss of bodily agency, control, and the capacity to engage with everyday life. — Qualitative study on body image disturbance in young and middle-aged women with breast cancer in China
• The simultaneous loss of scalp hair, eyebrows, and eyelashes led to body shame, reluctance to undress, and avoidance of being seen. — Qualitative study on body image disturbance in young and middle-aged women with breast cancer in China
• Weight changes — both gain and loss — disrupted self-image and created a sense of alienation from one's former identity. — Qualitative study on body image disturbance in young and middle-aged women with breast cancer in China
• Surgical alteration destabilized not only body image but core gender identity and the sense of self-continuity. — Qualitative study on body image disturbance in young and middle-aged women with breast cancer in China