Connecting humor, health, and masculinities at prostate cancer support groups

2009 ◽  
Vol 18 (9) ◽  
pp. 916-926 ◽  
Author(s):  
John L. Oliffe ◽  
John Ogrodniczuk ◽  
Joan L. Bottorff ◽  
T. Gregory Hislop ◽  
Michael Halpin
Keyword(s):  
Prostate Cancer ◽  
Support Groups ◽  
Cancer Support ◽  
Cancer Support Groups

How Prostate Cancer Support Groups Do and Do Not Survive: British Columbian Perspectives

2007 ◽  
Vol 2 (2) ◽  
pp. 143-155 ◽  
Author(s):  
John L. Oliffe ◽  
Michael Halpin ◽  
Joan L. Bottorff ◽  
T. Gregory Hislop ◽  
Michael McKenzie ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Prostate Cancer ◽  
Support Groups ◽  
Group Structure ◽  
Fund Raising ◽  
Ethnographic Study ◽  
Individual Group ◽  
The Past ◽  
Cancer Support ◽  
Cancer Support Groups ◽  
Effective Group

Many prostate cancer support groups (PCSGs) have formed in North America during the past decade, yet their operation or factors influencing sustainability are poorly understood. This article reports micro (intragroup), meso (intergroup), and macro (group/structure) analyses drawn from the fieldwork and participant observations conducted for an ethnographic study of PCSGs based in British Columbia, Canada. The findings indicate that effective group leadership is integral to group sustainability and the recruitment and retention of attendees. At the meso level, intergroup connections and communication were often informal; however, the primary purpose of all the PCSGs was to provide information and support to men and their families. Many PCSGs were uncertain how formal associations with cancer fund-raising societies would influence group effectiveness. Macro issues such as prostate cancer activism resided with individual group “champions” through activities coordinated by provincial and national PCSG organizations. However, activism did not guarantee group sustainability. The study findings reveal why some groups flourish while others appear untenable, and form the basis for discussion about how PCSG sustainability might be best achieved.

scholarly journals The value of prostate cancer support groups: a pilot study of primary physicians’ perspectives

2014 ◽  
Vol 15 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Bernard M Garrett ◽  
John L Oliffe ◽  
Joan L Bottorff ◽  
Michael McKenzie ◽  
Christina S Han ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Prostate Cancer ◽  
Pilot Study ◽  
Support Groups ◽  
Cancer Support ◽  
Cancer Support Groups ◽  
Primary Physicians

scholarly journals The Forms and Uses of Acquired Prostate Cancer Expertise Among Prostate Cancer Survivors

2020 ◽  
pp. 136078042090584
Author(s):  
Richard Green
Keyword(s):  
Prostate Cancer ◽  
Cancer Survivors ◽  
Support Groups ◽  
Qualitative Interviews ◽  
The South ◽  
Prostate Cancer Survivors ◽  
Cancer Support ◽  
Cancer Support Groups ◽  
Patient Expertise ◽  
Moral Discourses

This article examines men’s prostate cancer experiences through the lens of patient expertise. Qualitative interviews were conducted with 29 men treated for prostate cancer, recruited from two prostate cancer support groups (PCSGs) in the South-East of England. Different forms of expertise, as classified by Collins, were found to be possessed by these men. How these different forms of expertise were acquired, used, and shared with others are explored, and a concept of communal licensing is posited to better understand these activities. The acquisition and usage of these different forms of expertise, through the employment of moral discourses that emphasise responsibility for one’s own health, are found to serve to blur the boundaries between lay person and expert.

scholarly journals Erratum to: Heterosexual couples and prostate cancer support groups: a gender relations analysis

2015 ◽  
Vol 23 (4) ◽  
pp. 1135-1135
Author(s):  
John L. Oliffe ◽  
Lawrence W. Mróz ◽  
Joan L. Bottorff ◽  
Debbie E. Braybrook ◽  
Amanda Ward ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Prostate Cancer ◽  
Support Groups ◽  
Gender Relations ◽  
Heterosexual Couples ◽  
Cancer Support ◽  
Cancer Support Groups

scholarly journals Prostate Cancer Support Groups: The Unadvertised Camaraderie

Cureus ◽  
2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Shana Santarelli ◽  
Nicole Ambrose ◽  
Zachariah Taylor ◽  
Paulette Dreher ◽  
Noah May
Keyword(s):  
Prostate Cancer ◽  
Support Groups ◽  
Cancer Support ◽  
Cancer Support Groups

Man to Man Prostate Cancer Support Groups

1999 ◽  
Vol 7 (3) ◽  
pp. 122-129 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jeannine Coreil ◽  
Ravish Behal
Keyword(s):  
Prostate Cancer ◽  
Support Groups ◽  
Cancer Support ◽  
Cancer Support Groups
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