The sexual health of female rectal and anal cancer survivors: results of a pilot randomized psycho-educational intervention trial

Journal of Cancer Survivorship

Volumn 10, Issue 3, 2016, Pages 553-563

  DuHamel, Katherine ^a   Schuler, Tammy ^a,d   Nelson, Christian ^a   Philip, Errol ^a   Temple, Larissa ^a   Schover, Leslie ^b   Baser, Raymond E ^a   Starr, Tatiana D ^a   Cannon, Kathleen ^a   Jennings, Sabrina ^a   Jandorf, Lina ^c   Carter, Jeanne ^a  

^a MEMORIAL SLOAN KETTERING CANCER CENTER   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS MD ANDERSON CANCER CENTER   (United States)

^c MOUNT SINAI SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^d Metropolitan Center for Cognitive Behavioral Therapy   (United States)

Author keywords

Anal cancer; Female; Psychological distress; Rectal cancer; Sexual dysfunction

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ANUS NEOPLASMS; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MENTAL STRESS; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT EDUCATION; PILOT STUDY; PROCEDURES; PSYCHOLOGY; PSYCHOTHERAPY; QUALITY OF LIFE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; RECTAL NEOPLASMS; REPRODUCTIVE HEALTH; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SEXUAL DYSFUNCTIONS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; SEXUAL EDUCATION; SURVIVAL RATE; SURVIVOR; TELEPHONE;

ADULT; AGED; ANUS NEOPLASMS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT EDUCATION AS TOPIC; PILOT PROJECTS; PSYCHOTHERAPY; QUALITY OF LIFE; RECTAL NEOPLASMS; REPRODUCTIVE HEALTH; SEX EDUCATION; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SEXUAL DYSFUNCTIONS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; SURVIVAL RATE; SURVIVORS; TELEPHONE;

EID: 84949772768     PISSN: 19322259     EISSN: 19322267     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11764-015-0501-8     Document Type: Article

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