Abstract:
Diagnosis of breast cancer can be stressful, impacting on multiple domain of life, affecting physical status, emotional and spiritual well-being and personal relationships for the patient and mostly affects woman’s body image, sexuality leads to stress. In order to adapt, the patient used different coping methods. Variations may occur from one person to another person due to individual coping strategies, personality factors, and the level of social support available to them. In Ethiopia studies conducted so far are very limited.