Body image and sexual problems in young women with breast cancer

Psycho-Oncology

Volumn 15, Issue 7, 2006, Pages 579-594

  Fobair, Pat ^a,e   Stewart, Susan L ^b   Chang, Subo ^c   D'Onofrio, Carol ^c   Banks, Priscilla J ^c   Bloom, Joan R ^d  

^a STANFORD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^c NORTHERN CALIFORNIA CANCER CENTER   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^e NONE   (United States)

Author keywords

Body image; Cancer; Chemotherapy; Ethnic differences; Mastectomy; Oncology; Partner's difficulty understanding; Sexual activity; Sexual problems

Indexed keywords

ANTINEOPLASTIC AGENT; TAMOXIFEN;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BODY IMAGE; BODY WEIGHT DISORDER; BREAST CANCER; BREAST RECONSTRUCTION; CARCINOMA IN SITU; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE SEVERITY; ETHNIC DIFFERENCE; FEMALE; HAIR LOSS; HOT FLUSH; HUMAN; INTERVIEW; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MARRIAGE; MASTECTOMY; NAUSEA; PERSONALITY DISORDER; QUALITY OF LIFE; SELF ESTEEM; SEXUAL DYSFUNCTION; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; SWEAT GLAND DISEASE; VAGINAL DRYNESS; WEIGHT GAIN; WEIGHT REDUCTION;

ADULT; ANTINEOPLASTIC AGENTS; BODY IMAGE; BREAST NEOPLASMS; COMBINED MODALITY THERAPY; FEMALE; HUMANS; MAMMAPLASTY; MARRIAGE; MASTECTOMY; MENOPAUSE, PREMATURE; MIDDLE AGED; SEER PROGRAM; SEXUAL DYSFUNCTIONS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; SEXUAL PARTNERS;

EID: 33746310558     PISSN: 10579249     EISSN: 10991611     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/pon.991     Document Type: Article

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