‘More stressful than cancer’: treatment experiences lived during Hurricane Maria among breast and colorectal cancer patients in Puerto Rico
Stressors directly linked with the disaster were most challenging to cope with. Our data highlights the impending need to address cancer patients in future emergency plans to minimize the delay in continuing cancer care.
Authors
- Yara Sánchez-Cabrera
- Vivian Colón‐López (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0008-1539)
- Troy Quast (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8564-3379)
- María E. Fernández (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4820-821X)
- Marievelisse Soto‐Salgado (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2909-2773)
- Karen J. Ortiz‐Ortiz (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0134-9947)
Institutions
- University of Puerto Rico, Medical Sciences Campus (PR)
- University of Puerto Rico System (PR)
- University of South Florida (US)
- The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston (US)
Publication Details
- Journal
- BMC Public Health
- Published
- 2025-05-08
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1186/s12889-025-22772-7
- Citations
- 1
- Primary Topic
- Disaster Response and Management
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 2.52
Funders
- National Institutes of Health
- National Cancer Institute