Cancer experience in metaphors: patients, carers, professionals, students – a scoping review

Liu Y, Semino E, Rietjens J, Payne S Cancer experience in metaphors: patients, carers, professionals, students – a scoping review BMJ Supportive & Palliative Care Published Online First: 13 May 2024. doi: 10.1136/spcare-2024-004927

The use of metaphors to talk about cancer experiences has attracted much research and debate, especially in the case of military metaphors. However, questions remain about what metaphors are used by different populations for different aspects of the cancer experience. This scoping review aims to answer them.