Semi-Structured interview guide with cancer patients.docx

<b>Semi-structured interview guide: </b>personal interviews with cancer patients <b>Main guiding question</b>: Can you relate to me any experiences of stigma and discrimination that you were confronted to due to your cancer diagnosis? 1) In what ways has the cancer illness changed your daily life? 2) Can you relate to me any daily pain experiences you go through? 3) Can you describe any stigma and discrimination experiences at the hands of family members/members of the public? 4) Can you comment on any feelings of shame/fear/any depression, social withdrawal/outlook about life, early reactions to news of cancer diagnosis, self-image; personal response to stigma/discrimination from family members and the public related to cancer diagnosis. 5) Can you describe your experiences with various treatment regimens? 6) In what ways has cancer changed your social relations? 7) Can you relate to me any stigma experiences/incidences due to your cancer illness? 8) What stigma experiences do other people living with cancer that you interacted with report? 9) How do you sum up a life with cancer?