Effect of Cancer and its Effect on Sexuality
This study examines the perceptions of spouses with respect to sexuality and body image following breast cancer
CINAHL
AN: 2009853430 NLM Unique Identifier: 18248559.
Sheppard LA. Ely S.
Breast cancer and sexuality.
Breast Journal. 2008 Mar-Apr; 14(2): 176-81. (17 ref)
50 patient interviews were analyzed to assess the impact of cancer diagnosis on intimate and sexual aspects of patients’ lives. There is a lack of information and support in this important area in the face of a life-limiting disease.
CINAHL
AN: 2009743141 NLM Unique Identifier: 18025908.
Hordern A. Street A.
Issues of intimacy and sexuality in the face of cancer: the patient perspective.
Cancer Nursing. 2007 Nov-Dec; 30(6): E11-8.
Discusses need for attention to sexuality concerns for women following treatment for gynecological cancer.
CINAHL
AN: 2009350332 NLM Unique Identifier: 17116505.
Bodurka DC. Sun CC.
Sexual function after gynecologic cancer.
Obstetrics and Gynecology Clinics of North America. 2006 Dec; 33(4): 621-30.
Depression, grief, stress, and sexual dysfunction can occur in women who have lost their fertility following cancer treatment.
Ovid MEDLINE
Unique Identifier: 15790443
Carter J. Rowland K. Chi D. Brown C. Abu-Rustum N. Castiel M. Barakat R.
Gynecologic cancer treatment and the impact of cancer-related infertility.
Gynecologic Oncology. 97(1):90-5, 2005 Apr.
While subjects reported high QOL in most areas, sexual problems were reported.
PsycINFO Database
Accession Number: 2002-02593-006.
Wenzel LB. Donnelly JP. Fowler JM. Habbal R. Taylor TH. Aziz N. Cella D.
Resilience, reflection, and residual stress in ovarian cancer survivorship: A gynecologic oncology group study.
Psycho-Oncology. 11(2): 142-153, 2002 Mar-Apr.
Review of literature finds physical and psychological impact on sexuality from breast cancer treatment.
Ovid MEDLINE
Unique Identifier: 11838721
Rogers M. Kristjanson LJ.
The impact on sexual functioning of chemotherapy-induced menopause in women with breast cancer.
Cancer Nursing. 25(1):57-65, 2002 Feb.
Full text via Ovid
US site with information for women with breast cancer that includes issues of sexuality and the disease.
Breast Cancer
Sexual issues about a men’s cancer. This site blends information and real-life experience, and is directed to spouses and partners.
Hisprostatecancer
Information from the United Kingdom for people with cancer and their partners about sexuality.
MacMillan
Information about sexuality specific to men and women with cancer.
Canadian Cancer Society
Information about sexuality specific to men and women with cancer.
American Cancer Society
Communicating with Patients about Sexuality
Cancer staff regard talking about sexuality as part of their job, yet few of them actually do. Lack of training is an issue.
CINAHL
AN: 2009683535 NLM Unique Identifier: 17876186.
Hautamaki K. Miettinen M. Kellokumpu-Lehtinen PL. Aalto P. Lehto J.
Opening communication with cancer patients about sexuality-related issues.
Cancer Nursing. 2007 Sep-Oct; 30(5): 399-404
Examination of patient and health care providers’ perceptions of communication about sexuality after cancer. Patients with cancer perceived that many of their information and support needs related to sexuality and intimacy were unmet.
CINAHL
AN: 2009707542 NLM Unique Identifier: 17905777.
Bouthillette F.
Patient provider communication about sexuality and intimacy after a cancer diagnosis was described in terms of unmet needs and mismatched expectations.
Evidence-Based Nursing. 2007 Oct; 10(4): 125. (2 ref)
Barriers included nurses’ perceptions that patients don’t expect nurses to discuss sexuality issues with them, a lack of comfort and confidence in addressing sexuality, and failure to make time to discuss sexuality concerns.
CINAHL
AN: 2009343782 NLM Unique Identifier: 17149019.
Magnan MA. Reynolds K.
Barriers to addressing patient sexuality concerns across five areas of specialization.
Clinical Nurse Specialist. 2006 Nov-Dec; 20(6): 285-92.
Findings of this study showed that while most health care professionals thought that the majority of women with ovarian cancer would experience a sexual problem, few doctors and nurses actually discussed sexual issues with them.
Ovid MEDLINE
Unique Identifier: 12618871
Stead ML. Brown JM. Fallowfield L. Selby P.
Lack of communication between healthcare professionals and women with ovarian cancer about sexual issues.
British Journal of Cancer . 88(5):666-71, 2003 Mar 10.
To be effective healthcare professionals may not need to discuss sexual issues in detail with patients.
Ovid MEDLINE
Unique Identifier: 11597967
Stead ML. Fallowfield L. Brown JM. Selby P.
Communication about sexual problems and sexual concerns in ovarian cancer: qualitative study.
BMJ. 323(7317):836-7, 2001 Oct 13.
Full text via HighWire & ProQuest
A model of sexual assessment of patient's sexual concerns.
Ovid MEDLINE
Unique Identifier: 11128127
Hughes MK.
Sexuality and the cancer survivor: a silent coexistence.
Cancer Nursing. 23(6):477-82, 2000 Dec.
Full text via Ovid
Information for health professionals about various aspects of sexuality.
Society of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists of Canada
This study examines the perceptions of spouses with respect to sexuality and body image following breast cancer
CINAHL
AN: 2009853430 NLM Unique Identifier: 18248559.
Sheppard LA. Ely S.
Breast cancer and sexuality.
Breast Journal. 2008 Mar-Apr; 14(2): 176-81. (17 ref)
Cancer staff regard talking about sexuality as part of their job, yet few of them actually do. Lack of training is an issue.
CINAHL
AN: 2009683535 NLM Unique Identifier: 17876186.
Hautamaki K. Miettinen M. Kellokumpu-Lehtinen PL. Aalto P. Lehto J.
Opening communication with cancer patients about sexuality-related issues.
Cancer Nursing. 2007 Sep-Oct; 30(5): 399-404
Examination of patient and health care providers’ perceptions of communication about sexuality after cancer. Patients with cancer perceived that many of their information and support needs related to sexuality and intimacy were unmet.
CINAHL
AN: 2009707542 NLM Unique Identifier: 17905777.
Bouthillette F.
Patient provider communication about sexuality and intimacy after a cancer diagnosis was described in terms of unmet needs and mismatched expectations.
Evidence-Based Nursing. 2007 Oct; 10(4): 125. (2 ref)
50 patient interviews were analyzed to assess the impact of cancer diagnosis on intimate and sexual aspects of patients’ lives. There is a lack of information and support in this important area in the face of a life-limiting disease.
CINAHL
AN: 2009743141 NLM Unique Identifier: 18025908.
Hordern A. Street A.
Issues of intimacy and sexuality in the face of cancer: the patient perspective.
Cancer Nursing. 2007 Nov-Dec; 30(6): E11-8.
Discusses need for attention to sexuality concerns for women following treatment for gynecological cancer.
CINAHL
AN: 2009350332 NLM Unique Identifier: 17116505.
Bodurka DC. Sun CC.
Sexual function after gynecologic cancer.
Obstetrics and Gynecology Clinics of North America. 2006 Dec; 33(4): 621-30.
Barriers included nurses’ perceptions that patients don’t expect nurses to discuss sexuality issues with them, a lack of comfort and confidence in addressing sexuality, and failure to make time to discuss sexuality concerns.
CINAHL
AN: 2009343782 NLM Unique Identifier: 17149019.
Magnan MA. Reynolds K.
Barriers to addressing patient sexuality concerns across five areas of specialization.
Clinical Nurse Specialist. 2006 Nov-Dec; 20(6): 285-92.
Findings of this study showed that while most health care professionals thought that the majority of women with ovarian cancer would experience a sexual problem, few doctors and nurses actually discussed sexual issues with them.
Ovid MEDLINE
Unique Identifier: 12618871
Stead ML. Brown JM. Fallowfield L. Selby P.
Lack of communication between healthcare professionals and women with ovarian cancer about sexual issues.
British Journal of Cancer . 88(5):666-71, 2003 Mar 10.
Depression, grief, stress, and sexual dysfunction can occur in women who have lost their fertility following cancer treatment.
Ovid MEDLINE
Unique Identifier: 15790443
Carter J. Rowland K. Chi D. Brown C. Abu-Rustum N. Castiel M. Barakat R.
Gynecologic cancer treatment and the impact of cancer-related infertility.
Gynecologic Oncology. 97(1):90-5, 2005 Apr.
While subjects reported high QOL in most areas, sexual problems were reported.
PsycINFO Database
Accession Number: 2002-02593-006.
Wenzel LB. Donnelly JP. Fowler JM. Habbal R. Taylor TH. Aziz N. Cella D.
Resilience, reflection, and residual stress in ovarian cancer survivorship: A gynecologic oncology group study.
Psycho-Oncology. 11(2): 142-153, 2002 Mar-Apr.
To be effective healthcare professionals may not need to discuss sexual issues in detail with patients.
Ovid MEDLINE
Unique Identifier: 11597967
Stead ML. Fallowfield L. Brown JM. Selby P.
Communication about sexual problems and sexual concerns in ovarian cancer: qualitative study.
BMJ. 323(7317):836-7, 2001 Oct 13.
Full text via HighWire & ProQuest
A model of sexual assessment of patient's sexual concerns.
Ovid MEDLINE
Unique Identifier: 11128127
Hughes MK.
Sexuality and the cancer survivor: a silent coexistence.
Cancer Nursing. 23(6):477-82, 2000 Dec.
Full text via Ovid
Review of literature finds physical and psychological impact on sexuality from breast cancer treatment.
Ovid MEDLINE
Unique Identifier: 11838721
Rogers M. Kristjanson LJ.
The impact on sexual functioning of chemotherapy-induced menopause in women with breast cancer.
Cancer Nursing. 25(1):57-65, 2002 Feb.
Full text via Ovid
US site with information for women with breast cancer that includes issues of sexuality and the disease.
Breast Cancer
Information for health professionals about various aspects of sexuality.
Society of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists of Canada
Sexual issues about a men’s cancer. This site blends information and real-life experience, and is directed to spouses and partners.
Hisprostatecancer
Information from the United Kingdom for people with cancer and their partners about sexuality.
MacMillan
Information about sexuality specific to men and women with cancer.
Canadian Cancer Society
Information about sexuality specific to men and women with cancer.
American Cancer Society