Os benefícios da dança do ventre em mulheres com câncer de mama : uma revisão integrativa

Abstract

Nowadays breast cancer is the second most frequent type of cancer among women, representing 22% of the new diagnosed cases every year. The impact caused by this disease is tremendous, because it weakens both physical and psychological health of cancer patients. Besides medication treatments, therapies that may contribute to the improvement both of the clinical condition and the quality of life of these patients are increasingly sought, as the belly dance mentioned here, which consists of a palliative treatment. Objective: This paper seeks to identify the potential benefits the belly dance may provide to women with breast cancer, as well as if there is any improvement in their quality of life. Methods: this paper consists of an integrative review, which aims to find researches that combine women with breast cancer with the belly dance practice, to identify the possible benefits. Results and Discussion: After review and assortment of several researches, three of them were selected for being in accordance with the methods applied, and in line with the proposed subject. In the research in which the belly dance practice was applied to women with breast cancer, the results were fairly positive. This practice has an essential role in the improvement of the life quality, as some of the patients related the experience as life changing. Besides it was also observed that the nurse are increasingly adopting the palliative care, due to the necessity of mitigation of suffering and pain the cancer patient has. It is possible to notice through the interviews that the fight against the disease depends on the support the patient receives from its professional team, from the family and also from the faith.