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WALCE (Women Against Lung Cancer in Europe) and make-up program
for women diagnosed with cancer E. Capelletto1, M.V. Pacchiana1, F. Pacetti1 , S. Demichelis1, M. Longo1 S.G. Rapetti1, T. Vavalà1, B. Crida1 , R. Ronchetta2, S. Novello1
1University of Turin, AOU San Luigi/Italy, 2WALCE/Italy
BACKGROUND
2006: “Look good..Feel better” in Italy as “La forza e il sorriso – L.G.F.B. Italia
2009: WALCE began its collaboration with La forza e il sorriso – L.G.F.B. Italia offering the service to many local cancer centers and institutes in Piedmont-Italy
The communication of diagnosis and therapeutic aspects of cancer
can lead to a series of extremely stressful and frightening events,
that cause both patients and their relatives to suffer emotionally.
Psychological distress in cancer patients has been estimated at a
range between 20% and 50%. Depression and anxiety are related
to poor quality of life in all its shapes and forms, including the
physical-side. There is also a considerable amount of data showing
a correlation between the outcome of cancer treatment and
suffering from diminished self-esteem.
The Look Good ... Feel Better® is an worldwide
free make-up workshop programme
for women diagnosed with cancer and who are undergoing
chemotherapy, radiotherapy or other cancer treatments.
The programme is carried out in local hospitals and offers free
make-up workshops, which are strictly non-medical. The ladies
receive a gift-filled beauty bag containing brand-neutral products.
The aim is to help women regain self-confidence and
esteem, improve quality of life by using beauty techniques
to enhance looks and improve appearances which may
have suffered due to the related side effects of the cancer
therapy.
RESULTS
CONCLUSIONS
Have you learnt useful advice?
2%
98%
YES
I don’t know
Do you like the result?
37%
63%
0%
Enthusiastic
Satisfied NO
Meeting other ladies in similar situation was it positive?
78%
22%
During the session have you forgotten your disease?
86%
14%
YES
NO
From March 2009 to December 2010 WALCE have organised • 34 make-up workshops of “La forza e il sorriso – L.G.F.B. Italia” at the St
Luigi Hospital (Orbassano, Turin-Italy)• 248 ladies attended the free make-up workshops
• guided by 7 voluntary beauticians • with support of a psycho-oncologist.
6% had a diagnosis of lung cancer and
the majority were aged between 50-60 yrs old
YES
NO
The Look Good ... Feel Better® is currently active in 22 countries worldwide
METHODS
Everyone filled-in an anonymous beauty-workshop evaluation questionnaire. • 63% were enthusiastic, while 37% were greatly satisfied with the results• 98% declared to have learnt useful advice whereas 2% were a little doubtful• 86% of the ladies did not think about their illness during the event• It was expressed, by an overall 78%, as a positive experience to meet other ladies having similar disease
Adjectives used to describe their feelings at the end of the work-shop were: beautiful, happy, more positive, prettier and attractive.
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Orbassano (Turin) St Giovanni Battista Hospital – TurinSt Giovanni Hospital Antica Sede – Turin
Candiolo –TurinTurin
UKUK
CHCH
AustraliaAustraliaSouth AfricaSouth Africa
IsraeIsraell
ArgentinaArgentina
UruguayUruguay
PolandPoland
ChilChilee
New New ZealandZealand
EquadoEquadorr
USAUSA
CanadCanadaa
Ireland Ireland
ColombiaColombia
NorwaNorway y
FranceFranceItalyItaly
Sweden Sweden
SingaporeSingapore
NLNL DD
Cancer patients tend to cope better with the illness and daily-life when self-confidence and esteem is regained. The sense of well-being shared in a
relaxed atmosphere and acknowledging social, emotional and psychological needs, whilst being amongst other ladies who have the same fears or
anxieties, has proven to be an incentive to fight-against cancer.In next workshops a more detailed evaluation on patients’ interpersonal relationships, on their psychological aspects and the impact on disease
outcomes will be planned.
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• Pikler VI, Brown C: Cancer Patients’ and Partners’ Psychological Distress and Quality of Life: Influenceof Gender Role. Journal of Psychosocial Oncology, 28:43–60, 2010
• Honda K, Goodwin R: Cancer and mental disorders in a national community sample: Findings from the national comorbidity survey. Psychotherapyand Psychosomatics, 73: 235–242, 2004
• Tuinstra J, Hagedoorn M, Van Sonderen E et al: Psychological distress in couples dealing with colorectal cancer: Gender and role differences and intracouple correspondence. British Journal of Health Psychology, 9: 465–478, 2004
• Fife B, Kennedy V, Robinson L: Gender and adjustment to cancer: Clinical implications. Journal of Psychosocial Oncology, 12: 1–21, 1994
• Phillips C: Images, femininity and cancer: an analysis of an international patient education programme. Health, 13: 67, 2009
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