The design of research project of behavioral strategies of women with breast cancer experience

Abstract

The breast cancer can be successfully cured after its early diagnosis. Nevertheless, this disease remains one of the main causes of female mortality in Russia and in the world. The effective mode of overcoming this disease is to intensify institutional programs of prevention and treatment in context of the national health care system. The efficacy of such programs depends on social economic inequality and differences between population groups with respect to informational, financial and regional aspects. The study design includes: comprehensive approach to analysis of social economic and infrastructural conditions of organization of prevention and treatment of breast cancer; of characteristics of symbolic filling of the breast cancer phenomenon in the Russian society; of factors determining willingness and ability of women of different social status groups to be involved in prevention and treatment of breast cancer and conditions, including conditions of increasing their subjectness.