Higher prevalence of sexual dysfunction in colon and rectal cancer survivors compared with the normative population: A population-based study

European Journal of Cancer

Volumn 48, Issue 17, 2012, Pages 3161-3170

  Den Oudsten, B L ^a,b   Traa, M J ^a   Thong, M S Y ^a,c   Martijn, H ^d   De Hingh, I H J T ^d   Bosscha, K ^e   Van De Poll Franse, L V ^a,c  

^a TILBURG UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^b CPRLab   (Netherlands)

^c The Netherlands   (Netherlands)

^d CATHARINA HOSPITAL   (Netherlands)

^e JEROEN BOSCH HOSPITAL   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Colon cancer; Colorectal cancer; Correlates; Normative data; Normative population; Rectal cancer; Sexual dysfunction; Sexual functioning; Survivors

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CANCER SURVIVOR; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE; CLINICAL FEATURE; COLORECTAL CANCER; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEMOGRAPHY; DEPRESSION; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DYSPAREUNIA; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; EJACULATION DISORDER; ERECTILE DYSFUNCTION; FATIGUE; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; SEXUAL DYSFUNCTION; SEXUAL SATISFACTION; SEXUALITY; VAGINAL DRYNESS;

AGED; COLONIC NEOPLASMS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PREVALENCE; RECTAL NEOPLASMS; SEXUAL DYSFUNCTIONS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; SURVIVORS;

EID: 84868202105     PISSN: 09598049     EISSN: 18790852     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ejca.2012.04.004     Document Type: Article

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