(2011), for example, states that no relationship is more profound
than the motheredaughter dyad. According to Wiggs each person
in this relationship shares a physical, emotional, and spiritual link
that is not experienced by others, a link which the intrusion of
breast cancer dramatically alters. Articles relating to patients’ experiences
of ovarian cancer were also found (Burles and
Hortslander, 2013; Guenther et al., 2012). However, these articles
do not focus on the motheredaughter relationship.