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Las mujeres que sufren CM están bajo una presión social para esconder sus
cuerpos ya que el signo de femineidad por excelencia es el que se enferma y
debe ser extirpado. Lidiar con su realidad cotidiana requiere de cuidados
específicos que afectan la imagen corporal y hacen del CM una enfermedad
estigmatizante porque los cuerpos dejan de responder al "modelo de fábrica".
El ataque a los signos de femineidad, más allá de las edades de las mujeres
que padecen la enfermedad, la presión para no mostrar el cuerpo, la posibilidad
de disponer o no de recursos para que ese faltante se sustituya, tienden a
colocar a la mujer en el lugar de la culpa y la vergüenza.
Traducción Al Ingles:
What is breast cancer?
Breast cancer is the uncontrolled growth of breast cells. To better understand
breast cancer, we must understand how any cancer develops.
The term “breast cancer” refers to a malignant tumor that has developed from
cells in the breast. Breast cancer usually starts in the cells of the lobules, which
are the milk-producing glands, or in the ducts, which are the pathways that carry
milk from the lobules to the nipple. Less commonly, breast cancer can originate
in the stromal tissues, which include the fatty and fibrous connective tissues of
the breast.
The pink ribbon has become a symbol against breast cancer in recent years. It
has its origins in the 90s when, during the Marathon for the Cure organized in
New York by the Susan G. Komen Foundation for Breast Cancer, pink caps
were given to all participants.
"CM stands out for fully affecting female body image. Indeed, due to its
association with sexuality, intimacy and motherhood, the breast has been
described as the 'most obvious sign of femininity'" (Lerner, 2003 ).
The attack on the signs of femininity, beyond the ages of the women who suffer
from the disease, the pressure not to show the body, the possibility of having or
not having resources to replace that lack, tend to place women in the place of
guilt and shame.
Sue Wilkinson, in her work "Feminist women in the fight against breast cancer:
the personal and the political" (2008) presents an empirical analysis of the
experiences of BC lived by women. It thus exposes an important feminist
strategy to fight for social change: show the common and diverse aspects of
women's experience and interpret them within a broader social and political
context. In other words, show that the personal is political.
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