The sexual life of women with breast cancer: meanings attributed to the diagnosis and its impact on sexuality

Breast cancer is the main neoplasm which affects women. It brings emotional problems in addition to physical and social problems due to affecting a bodily symbol of femininity. The aim of this study was to investigate the sexual life of women with breast cancer in the first year after the surgical p...

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Main Authors: Vanessa Monteiro Cesnik, Elisabeth Meloni Vieira, Alain Giami, Ana Maria de Almeida, Daniela Barsotti Santos, Manoel Antônio dos Santos
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Pontifícia Universidade Católica de Campinas
Series:Estudos de Psicologia (Campinas)
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0103-166X2013000200005&lng=en&tlng=en