Prevalence and associated factors of sexual problems after early-stage breast cancer treatment: Results of a French exploratory survey

Psycho-Oncology

Volumn 20, Issue 8, 2011, Pages 841-850

  Brédart, Anne ^a,b   Dolbeault, S ^a,c,d   Savignoni, A ^a   Besancenet, C ^a   This, P ^a   Giami, A ^c   Michaels, S ^e   Flahault, C ^a   Falcou, M C ^a   Asselain, B ^a   Copel, L ^a  

^a INSTITUT CURIE   (France)

^b UNIVERSITÉ PARIS DESCARTES   (France)

^c INSERM   (France)

^d UNIVERSITÉ PARIS SACLAY   (France)

^e UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO   (United States)

Author keywords

body image; breast cancer; couple relationship; factors; quality of life; sexual problems; survivors

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BODY IMAGE; BREAST CANCER; CANCER STAGING; CANCER SURVIVOR; COMORBIDITY; CONTROLLED STUDY; EMOTIONAL DEPRIVATION; FEMALE; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; INSOMNIA; LIBIDO; LOGISTIC REGRESSION ANALYSIS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; NAUSEA; PATIENT REFERRAL; PERCEPTION; PLEASURE; PREMENOPAUSE; PREVALENCE; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRE; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SEXUAL DYSFUNCTION; SEXUAL INTERCOURSE; SEXUAL SATISFACTION; SEXUALITY;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; BREAST NEOPLASMS; CHI-SQUARE DISTRIBUTION; FEMALE; FRANCE; HUMANS; LOGISTIC MODELS; MIDDLE AGED; PREVALENCE; PSYCHOLOGICAL TESTS; QUESTIONNAIRES; RISK FACTORS; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SEXUAL DYSFUNCTION, PHYSIOLOGICAL; SEXUAL DYSFUNCTIONS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 79960722008     PISSN: 10579249     EISSN: 10991611     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/pon.1789     Document Type: Article

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