Sexual function after breast cancer

Journal of Sexual Medicine

Volumn 8, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 294-302

  Panjari, Mary ^a   Bell, Robin J ^a   Davis, Susan R ^a  

^a MONASH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Breast cancer; Breast cancer survivor; Endocrine therapy; Menopause; Sexual function

Indexed keywords

ANASTROZOLE; ANTINEOPLASTIC AGENT; LETROZOLE; TAMOXIFEN;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BODY IMAGE; BREAST CANCER; BREAST RECONSTRUCTION; CANCER CHEMOTHERAPY; CANCER HORMONE THERAPY; CANCER INVASION; CANCER RADIOTHERAPY; CANCER SURGERY; COHORT ANALYSIS; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; LYMPHEDEMA; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MASTECTOMY; MENOPAUSE; MULTIMODALITY CANCER THERAPY; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PARTIAL MASTECTOMY; POSTMENOPAUSE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRE; SEXUAL DYSFUNCTION; SEXUAL FUNCTION; VASOMOTOR DISORDER; WELLBEING;

EID: 78650785164     PISSN: 17436095     EISSN: 17436109     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1743-6109.2010.02034.x     Document Type: Article

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