Resumen
Mothers with cancer feel shame and guilt when they struggle to balance their roles as parents and patients. There is a lack of research on how mothers with cancer cope with multiple role demands, and how their identities as women and persons experiencing a disability influence their coping strategies. This study investigates the roles that mothers with cancer assume and their perceived coping ability using an intersectional framework. The Role Coping as a Mother with Cancer (RCMC) model was created to demonstrate the multiple roles that mothers with cancer occupy, how they emotionally and practically cope with role conflict, and the identities that inform their experiences. This is a critical step in understanding the multifaceted nature of motherhood and how it is influenced by the demands of cancer treatment, providing an intersectional model to help inform further integrative research and clinical care.