 The first step of the study is the researchers articulation of presuppositions regarding the phenomenon of touch. This is carried out throughout the process of the study to ensure the process of interpreting and defining essences of participants experiences are not unduly influenced by the experience of the researcher. Following approval from the Institutional Review Board, participants will be recruited from physician, nurse practitioner, and physician assistant recommendations at the Regional Oncology Center and other central New York oncology clinics. Each patient will be asked by his or her practitioner if he or she wishes to take part in the study. If the person is interested, his or her phone number will be forwarded to the researcher by the practitioner. The researcher will then contact the patient to confirm his or her willingness to participate and understanding of the aims and procedures of the study. For each patient who is confirmed as desiring participation, the researcher will obtain informed written consent. Participants may withdraw at any time during this study until the interview is transcribed, in order to maintain the integrity of the study. All potential physical, social, legal, and other risks will be described and a phone number given to the participants to contact the researchers in case of questions. Each participant will be interviewed for approximately one hour in a private place and at a time which is convenient to the participant and researcher. Before beginning the interview, the participant will be asked to choose a pseudonym. A second interview will take place several months later after the researcher has had sufficient time to fully immerse herself in the data. This will give the participants a chance to reflect on their interview and review interpretations of their information made by the researcher. Each interview will be taped and field notes taken by the researcher. These will be transcribed soon after the interview to allow initial impressions to be noted along with interview text. Subjects will be enrolled until saturation is reached no new data obtained from initial interviews. Due to the need for saturation, the number of interviews can not be planned beforehand; however, the number is estimated to be between 8 and 12 participants. The interviews will be transcribed by the researcher or other transcriptionist. To protect confidentiality, the participants names will not be attached to electronic or paper data; only pseudonyms will be used as interview and data identifiers. All data will be stored in a locked file container accessible only to the researchers. All audiotapes will be destroyed after completion of the research study. The confidentiality agreements will be kept securely in a separate, locked file cabinet also accessible only to the researchers. Participants demographic information, including age, gender, ethnicity, educational level, and employment current or before illness will be collected and stored with the pseudonym. 