[Women with breast cancer: perception of disease, family, and society].

This work of understanding of different situation close to the woman having breast cancer regarding that attend the support group of chemotherapy services at Society Hospital of Charity of Santa Rosa (R.S., Brazil). Were the main objective was to evaluate the perception of the woman having breast cancer regarding her disease, family and society, by using some theoretical concepts of Theory of Goal of Attainment, from Imogene King. To collect the data were semi-structured interviews. The woman with breast cancer feels social, physical and emotional limitations seeking for knowledge and information about such disease and life. Rethinking the practical of taking care of a woman with breast cancer is the role of nursery, attending her with respect, ethics human life appreciation and sensibility.