TY - JOUR T1 - Women’s experiences of breast cancer reveal the need for a holistic person-centred approach to breast cancer care JF - Evidence Based Nursing JO - Evid Based Nurs SP - 19 LP - 19 DO - 10.1136/ebnurs-2019-103087 VL - 23 IS - 1 AU - Úna Kerin Y1 - 2020/01/01 UR - http://ebn.bmj.com/content/23/1/19.abstract N2 - Commentary on: Smit A, Coetzee BJ, Roomaney R, et al. Women’s stories of living with breast cancer: a systematic review and meta-synthesis of qualitative evidence. Soc Sci Med 2019; 222:231–45. doi: 10.1016/j.socscimed.2019.01.020Findings illustrate the physical, psychosocial and emotional impact of breast cancer on women.A holistic, person-centred approach to breast cancer care is required before, during and after active cancer treatment has been terminated.The proposed trajectory of breast cancer framework will enable future researchers to consider breast cancer experiences relative to particular breast cancer time-points.Breast cancer is reported to be the most common type of cancer in women.1 There are distinct histological subtypes; luminal A, luminal B, basal-like and human epidermal growth factor receptor … ER -