Quality of life and menopausal and sexual symptoms in gynecologic cancer survivors: A cohort study

Menopause

Volumn 18, Issue 6, 2011, Pages 662-669

  Vaz, Ana F ^a   Pinto Neto, Aarão M ^a   Conde, Délio M ^b   Costa Paiva, Lúcia ^a   Morais, Sirlei S ^a   Pedro, Adriana O ^a   Esteves, Sérgio B ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAMPINAS   (Brazil)

^b Breast Service   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Gynecologic cancer; Menopausal symptoms; Quality of life; Radiotherapy; Sexual function

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CANCER RADIOTHERAPY; CANCER STAGING; CANCER SURVIVOR; DYSPAREUNIA; ENDOMETRIUM CANCER; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; FEMALE; HOT FLUSH; HUMAN; INCOME; LIBIDO DISORDER; LUBRICATION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MENOPAUSAL SYNDROME; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; QUALITY OF LIFE; RATING SCALE; SCORING SYSTEM; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; UTERINE CERVIX CANCER; VAGINAL DRYNESS; WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION;

ADULT; AGED; COHORT STUDIES; FEMALE; GENITAL NEOPLASMS, FEMALE; HUMANS; MENOPAUSE; MIDDLE AGED; QUALITY OF LIFE; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SEXUAL DYSFUNCTION, PHYSIOLOGICAL; SEXUAL DYSFUNCTIONS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; SEXUAL PARTNERS; SURVIVORS; WOMEN'S HEALTH; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 79958782074     PISSN: 10723714     EISSN: 15300374     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/gme.0b013e3181ffde7f     Document Type: Article

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