Chinese Culture and Cancer among Malaysian Chinese Cancer Survivors

The case history, treatment and follow-up of a thirteen-year-old girl with obsessivecompulsive neurosis of six months duration are reported. Results show that behaviour modification techniques were effective though a second course of treatment was required Her illness and its treatment by behaviour therapy in relation to the Malaysian Chinese culture is discussed.

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Consequences of Cervical Cancer Treatment on Sexual Health in Chinese Cancer Survivors: A Qualitative Study

Global Clinical and Translational Research ◽

10.36316/gcatr.01.0004 ◽

2019 ◽

pp. 31-36

Author(s):

Sha Ye ◽

Xiangcheng Yang ◽

Guoping He ◽

Peter Maciek ◽

Wenjuan Zhou

Keyword(s):

Cervical Cancer ◽

Cancer Survivors ◽

Cancer Treatment ◽

Sexual Activity ◽

Sexual Life ◽

Patient Centered ◽

Descriptive Phenomenology ◽

Colaizzi's Method ◽

After Cancer ◽

Chinese Cancer Survivors

Background: The attitudes and perceptions of cervical cancer survivors (CCS) toward sexual activity after a diagnosis of cervical cancer and its treatment are unknown. This study describes the experience of CCS in Hunan Chinese about sexuality and sexual function after cervical cancer treatment. Methods: We used descriptive phenomenology to qualitatively assess these experiences. Purposive sampling was used to recruit 20 CCS. Data were collected through in-depth interviews and analyzed according to Colaizzi’s method to explore the essence of the experience in sexuality among CCS after cancer treatment. Results: Uncertainty, fear, and worry dominated the attitudes and behaviors of CCS-related to sexual activity after treatment. Four themes explain these complex emotional responses: 1) needing information; 2) dealing with sexual changes physically and emotionally; 3) communicating with a partner; 4) attribution of fault to her one-lifetime sexual partner. Conclusion: Sexual life was influenced by the physical changes associated with cervical cancer treatment. These changes in combination with inadequate information and limited communication led to uncertainty, fear and worry about engaging in sexual activity and relationship distress. Chinese CCS need targeted and patient-centered information on the change in sexual life caused by treatment, anticipatory guidance, and support in communication with providers and partners, and strategies to cope with the physical and psychosexual sequelae of treatment, all of which must be congruent with their cultural norms.

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Ethnicity and the Subjectivity of Malaysian-Chinese Diasporic Writers

Journal of Education and Culture Studies ◽

10.22158/jecs.v3n3p331 ◽

2019 ◽

Vol 3 (3) ◽

pp. p331

Author(s):

Qiao Meng ◽

Qin Guanyu

Keyword(s):

Ethnic Identity ◽

Cultural Capital ◽

Chinese Culture ◽

Two Cultures ◽

Dominant Discourse ◽

Unfair Treatment ◽

Traditional Chinese Culture ◽

Malaysian Chinese

Diasporic writers are blessed with two cultures. Their choice of which culture to identify with may be promoted by social circumstances. During the 1970s and the 1980s when Malaysia prioritized the Malays and the Chinese were marginalized and reduced to an inferior position in the country, Malaysian-Chinese writers turned traditional Chinese culture into cultural capital to bring comfort and consolation for their community. Besides, they wrote to protest the country’s unfair treatment of the Chinese, lamented the aphasiac state of their fellowmen and defied the nation’s actualizing attempts to stifle the ethnicity of the Chinese. The Malaysian-Chinese writers’ choice of ethnic identity indicated that they were not passive targets to consent the power of the dominant discourse; and it highlighted their subjectivity as diasporic writers.

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Why Don’t Cancer Survivors Attend Cancer Support Groups in Toronto

Journal of Scientific Research and Reports ◽

10.9734/jsrr/2019/v24i230151 ◽

2019 ◽

pp. 1-8

Author(s):

Tsorng-Yeh Lee ◽

Beryl Pilkington ◽

Grace Ho

Keyword(s):

Cancer Survivors ◽

Support Groups ◽

Support Group ◽

Health Care Providers ◽

Normal Person ◽

Care Providers ◽

Cancer Support ◽

Cancer Support Groups ◽

Chinese Cancer Survivors ◽

Depth Interviews

Background: Cancer is the leading cause of death for both men and women in Canada. Professionally or nonprofessionally led support groups have been recognized as a significant source of psychosocial support for cancer survivors. However, the participation rate was low and reasons for leaving a support group were not explored fully. Purpose: To explore the reasons why Chinese cancer survivors left or did not attend a cancer support group in Toronto. Methods: In-depth individual qualitative interviews were conducted. Five Chinese cancer survivors participated in in-depth interviews. Colaizzi’s phenomenological method was used to analyze the interview data. Results: Four themes were extracted from the in-depth interviews: “not fit in”, “not satisfied with the information provided”, “tried to be a normal person”, and “lack reliable transportation and convenient scheduling”. Conclusion: Cancer support groups can improve cancer survivors’ physical and psychosocial outcomes. The services can also help cancer survivors to obtain health related information and connect with professionals and peers. In recognizing the reasons why cancer survivors left support groups, health-care providers need to evaluate and be aware of the needs and difficulties for cancer survivors to attend support groups. They should match cancer survivors with appropriate groups. More language-friendly groups need to be launched, so cancer patients can easily find a suitable one from their neighborhood.

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Unveiling the Practices and Challenges of Professional Learning Community in a Malaysian Chinese Secondary School

SAGE Open ◽

10.1177/2158244020925516 ◽

2020 ◽

Vol 10 (2) ◽

pp. 215824402092551

Author(s):

Wei Chuan Chua ◽

Lei Mee Thien ◽

Shun Yi Lim ◽

Chee Seng Tan ◽

Teik Ee Guan

Keyword(s):

Secondary School ◽

Learning Community ◽

Professional Learning Community ◽

Professional Learning ◽

Chinese Culture ◽

Structured Interview ◽

Northern Region ◽

School Level ◽

Malaysian Chinese ◽

Middle Leaders

Professional learning community (PLC) studies in the Asian Chinese nations remain scarce despite the emerging interest in the practice of PLC beyond the Western context. This study attempts to provide an understanding of the practices of PLC and challenges in implementing PLC in a Malaysian Chinese culture–dominated secondary school. This qualitative study used a phenomenological constructivist approach as a strategy of inquiry. Semi-structured interview data were collected from six middle leaders and ordinary teachers in a national-type Chinese secondary school in the northern region. Findings informed three existing PLC practices at the school level, namely, (a) peer coaching, (b) sharing of personal practices, and (c) professional development courses. However, the practice of PLC encounters various challenges, including excessive workload, teachers’ passive attitudes, unsupportive conditions in the school, poor execution of PLC by the school community, and a vague understanding of PLC. Interestingly, this study identified two uncovered challenges hindering the development of PLC: misconception about PLC and lack of supervision from the authority. Implications and future studies are presented.

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