@article{fdi:010090700,
  title = {{A}mazons in {M}ali ? {W}omen's experiences of breast cancer and gender (re)negotiation},
  author = {{S}chantz, {C}l{\'e}mence and {C}oulibaly, {A}. and {F}aye, {K}. and {T}raor{\'e}, {D}. and {S}enovie {G}roup,},
  editor = {},
  language = {{ENG}},
  abstract = {{B}reast cancer is the second most common cancer, with more than 2.31 million cases diagnosed worldwide in 2022. {C}ancer medicine subjects the body to invasive procedures in the hope of offering a chance of recovery. {I}n the course of treatment, the body is pricked, burned, incised and amputated, sometimes shattering identity and often changing the way women perceive the world. {I}n sub-{S}aharan {A}frica, incidence rates are steadily increasing and women are particularly young when they develop breast cancer. {D}espite this alarming situation, the scientific literature on breast cancer in sub-{S}aharan {A}frica is poor and largely dominated by medical literature. {U}sing a qualitative approach and a theoretical framework at the intersection of the sociology of gender and the sociology of the body, we explore the discourse strategies of women with breast cancer in {M}ali regarding their relationship to the body and to others. {B}ased on 25 semi-directive interviews, we analyse the experiences of these women. {U}sing the image of the {A}mazon woman, whose struggle has challenged gender because of its masculine attributes, we explore whether these women's fight against their breast cancer could be an opportunity to renegotiate gender relations. {T}he experience of these women is characterised by the deconstruction of their bodies, pain and suffering. {T}he masculinisation of their bodies and their inability to perform certain typically female functions in society (such as cooking or sexuality) challenges their female identity. {T}he resistance observed through the sorority, discreet mobilisation and display of their bodies does not seem to be part of a renegotiation of gender relations, but it does play an active role in women's acceptance of the disease and their reconstruction.},
  keywords = {{C}ancer ; {B}reast ; {G}ender ; {B}ody ; {D}econstruction ; {R}econstruction ; {M}ali ; {MALI}},
  booktitle = {},
  journal = {{S}ocial {S}cience and {M}edicine},
  volume = {348},
  numero = {},
  pages = {116874 [8 p.]},
  ISSN = {0277-9536},
  year = {2024},
  DOI = {10.1016/j.socscimed.2024.116874},
  URL = {https://www.documentation.ird.fr/hor/fdi:010090700},
}