Sexual dysfunction in female cancer survivors

American Journal of Clinical Oncology: Cancer Clinical Trials

Volumn 37, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 101-106

  Desimone, Michael ^a   Spriggs, Elizabeth ^b   Gass, Jennifer S ^a,c   Carson, Sandra A ^a,c   Krychman, Michael L ^d   Dizon, Don S ^a,c  

^a BROWN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b BROWN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c WOMEN AND INFANTS HOSPITAL   (United States)

^d Southern California Center for Sexual Health and Survivorship Medicine   (United States)

Author keywords

breast cancer; cancer survivorship; cervical cancer; ovarian cancer; sexual dysfunction; uterine cancer

Indexed keywords

CANCER DIAGNOSIS; CANCER RESEARCH; CANCER SURVIVOR; CANCER THERAPY; CLINICAL PRACTICE; DISTRESS SYNDROME; EMOTIONAL STRESS; FEMALE SEXUAL DYSFUNCTION; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HUMAN; PHYSICAL STRESS; REVIEW; SCREENING TEST; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SEXUAL FUNCTION; SEXUAL HEALTH; ADULT; BODY IMAGE; DOCTOR PATIENT RELATION; DYSPAREUNIA; FEMALE; LIBIDO; MIDDLE AGED; NEOPLASMS; PATIENT REFERRAL; PSYCHOLOGY; QUALITY OF LIFE; SURVIVOR; UNITED STATES;

ANTINEOPLASTIC HORMONE AGONISTS AND ANTAGONISTS;

ADULT; ANTINEOPLASTIC AGENTS, HORMONAL; BODY IMAGE; DYSPAREUNIA; FEMALE; HUMANS; LIBIDO; MIDDLE AGED; NEOPLASMS; PHYSICIAN-PATIENT RELATIONS; QUALITY OF LIFE; REFERRAL AND CONSULTATION; SURVIVORS; UNITED STATES;

EID: 84893723254     PISSN: 02773732     EISSN: 1537453X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/COC.0b013e318248d89d     Document Type: Review

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