Why only me? A case report of a breast cancer patient with unresolved trauma from a past disaster experience developing a mental disorder

Kaneda, Yudai; Hori, Arinobu; Kotera, Yasuhiro; Wada, Masahiro; Sawano, Toyoaki; Kanemoto, Yoshiaki; Kurokawa, Tomohiro; Tsubokura, Masaharu; Tanimoto, Tetsuya; Ejiri, Tomozo; Kanzaki, Norio; Ozaki, Akihiko

Abstract

Little is known about how the psychological stress of having experienced a natural disaster affects cancer patients. We experienced a patient who was treated with breast cancer after having been stricken by a typhoon, which resulted in significant psychological damage. Treatment strategies should incorporate patients' mental health appropriately after disasters.

Citation

Kaneda, Y., Hori, A., Kotera, Y., Wada, M., Sawano, T., Kanemoto, Y., Kurokawa, T., Tsubokura, M., Tanimoto, T., Ejiri, T., Kanzaki, N., & Ozaki, A. (2022). Why only me? A case report of a breast cancer patient with unresolved trauma from a past disaster experience developing a mental disorder. Clinical Case Reports, 10(12), Article e6680. https://doi.org/10.1002/ccr3.6680

• Journal Article Type: Article
• Acceptance Date: Nov 13, 2022
• Online Publication Date: Dec 8, 2022
• Publication Date: 2022-12
• Deposit Date: Jan 30, 2023
• Publicly Available Date: Jan 31, 2023
• Journal: Clinical Case Reports
• Electronic ISSN: 2050-0904
• Publisher: Wiley Open Access
• Peer Reviewed: Peer Reviewed
• Volume: 10
• Issue: 12
• Article Number: e6680
• DOI: https://doi.org/10.1002/ccr3.6680
• Keywords: Case report, breast cancer, disaster, Japan, mental health, self‐compassion
• Public URL: https://nottingham-repository.worktribe.com/output/14878971
• Publisher URL: https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/ccr3.6680
• Additional Information: Received: 2022-06-09; Accepted: 2022-11-13; Published: 2022-12-08