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Objective@#To understand the experience of young breast cancer patients when disclosing the disease to children.@*Methods@#The phenomenological method was adopted in the study. Semi-structured interviews were performed in 13 young breast cancer patients. The date were analyzed by Colaizzi analysis method.@*Results@#Four themes were found: disclosing decision, professional information needs, feel guilty and worried about children, positive experiences with children.@*Conclusions@#The medical staff should reduce patients′ stress of disclosure and make intervention strategy to implement individual guidance.
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Objective To get further insight into the breakthrough pain experiences in advanced cancer patients in order to provide targeted nursing measures for breakthrough pain patients. Methods Semi structured interviews were performed in 12 advanced cancer patients. Colaizzi analysis program was used to analyze, induct and extract the themes. Results The breakthrough pain experiences of advanced cancer patients were as follows:overall perception of breakthrough pain;the experience when experiencing breakthrough pain; personal growth related to breakthrough pain. Conclusions Nurses should provide sufficient information to patients timely, consider patients′needs and combine with non-drug methods to better manage breakthrough pain to improve patients′experience about breakthrough pain.