Cancer as communication work: A qualitative study of Filipino migrant domestic workers with cancer in Hong Kong

Margo Turnbull, Madhu Neupane Bastola and Jeffry Oktavianus

Social Science & Medicine, 2025, vol. 383, issue C

Abstract: Communication is crucial across all stages of cancer diagnosis, treatment, and recovery. However, engaging in consistently high levels of interpersonal communication can generate additional burdens for people with cancer. Despite increasing rates of diagnosis in Asia and the dominance of intraregional migration for employment, limited research has focused on the cancer experiences of migrant women. This article presents a unique study of communication ‘work’ done by female Migrant Domestic Workers (MDWs) diagnosed with cancer in Hong Kong.

Date: 2025
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