International Journal of Public Health Science (IJPHS) Vol. 9, No. 1, March 2020, pp. 62~70 ISSN: 2252-8806, DOI: 10.11591/ijphs.v9i1.20414  62 Journal homepage: http://ijphs.iaescore.com Social wellbeing among women living with cancer Ni Putu Wulan Purnama Sari Department of Palliative Nursing, Faculty of Nursing, Widya Mandala Catholic University Surabaya, Indonesia Article Info ABSTRACT Article history: Received Feb 4, 2020 Revised Feb 26, 2020 Accepted Mar 2, 2020 Women living with cancer are gradually increases in number due to the increase prevalence of breast and cervical cancer worldwide. The social impact of cancer is underappreciated compared to physical and psychological impacts. This study aimed to: 1) compare and analyze the social wellbeing (SWB) between women living with breast and cervical cancer, and 2) determine the best predictor of SWB in both groups. This cross-sectional study involved 58 and 47 women living wih breast and cervical cancer (n=105). Questionnaire of QOL-CS part III was used in data collection. Various statistical tests were used in data analysis (α<0.05). Sufficient SWB was mostly found in both cases. Family stress, work life, home activities, worriness, social support, personal relation, sexuality, social isolation, and financial burden were significantly different between cases (p=0.021, p=0.027, p=0.004, p=0.022, p=0.000, p=0.000, p=0.000, p=0.000, and p=0.001 respectively), resulted in significant difference in overall SWB between cases (p=0.000). Home activities were the best predictor of SWB in both cases (R 2 =0.680 and R 2 =0.840 respectively) with more influences on cervical cancer (84% of influence). SWB was better in women living with breast cancer. Keywords: Breast cancer Cervical cancer Home activities Social wellbeing Women This is an open access article under the CC BY-SA license. Corresponding Author: Ni Putu Wulan Purnama Sari, Department of Palliative Nursing, Faculty of Nursing, Widya Mandala Catholic University Surabaya , Jl. Raya Kalisari Selatan 1, Pakuwon City, Surabaya 60112, Indonesia. Email: wulanpurnama@ukwms.ac.id 1. INTRODUCTION Cancer involves the damaged of certain genes that control the process of cell regeneration which grow abnormally [1]. More than 2 million women globally are diagnosed with breast or cervical cancer every year [2]. In Indonesian cancer statistics (2014), the incidence of breast cancer ranked the first, followed by cervical cancer in 2 nd rank [3]. Three years after (2017), breast cancer still ranked highest in Indonesian cancer statistics for new cases and deaths, also followed by cervical cancer in 2 nd rank [4]. In 2018, prior study results in six Public Health Centers (PHC) in Surabaya showed that nowadays in Surabaya’s communities most women who live with cervical cancer are older than those with breast cancer, but longer life expectancy was found in these older women; even more cervical cancer respondents with advanced stage were found to be long-term survivors (> 5 years) [5]. Wellbeing has been associated with physical health and longevity, social prosperity and satisfaction, as well as occupational success [6-8]. Hedonic scholars believe that wellbeing is a reflection of life satisfaction and that happiness stems from an individual’s ability to balance positive affect and negative affect [9]. Alternatively, eudemonic scholars believe that wellbeing is the degree to which an individual is fully functioning and engages in meaningful endeavors; genuine wellbeing focuses on the fulfillment of human potential [9]. Social well-being is aligned with the eudaimonia perspective [10, 11].