This study aimed to explore women's actual experiences of Dan Jeon Breathing after a cancer operation with a view to gaining a deeper understanding of their individual experiences and the meaning that it holds for them.

A phenomenological approach was used for this study. Data were collected using in-depth interviews. Study participants were 8 women aged 32~53 years who have were practicing Dan Jeon Breathing over the 3 months after cancer operation. The method proposed by Colaizzi (1978) was used to guide the process of data analysis.

Themes which emerged from the data were: 'feeling of self-confidence', 'positive acceptance', 'expectation', and 'enervation'.

This study provides us with an understanding on the practice and the process of Dan Jeon Breathing for cancer women to overcome cancer. Therefore, women who have had an operation for cancer can pursue Dan Jeon Breathing as a nursing intervention.