Patients' sexual quality of life – Is enough weightage being given to it in onco-clinical practice?
Although quality of life (QOL) is an important endpoint of interest in most oncological treatments, sexual QOL of cancer patients is less emphasized upon. With an increase in the survival rates of cancer patients with time, besides other QOL-defining parameters, sexual QOL should also be taken into...
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| description | Although quality of life (QOL) is an important endpoint of interest in most oncological treatments, sexual QOL of cancer patients is less emphasized upon. With an increase in the survival rates of cancer patients with time, besides other QOL-defining parameters, sexual QOL should also be taken into consideration. The article throws light upon this less talked about area in oncology, various reasons for its non-implementation, its need in routine practice, steps for improvement, and a multidisciplinary approach to provide better sexual QOL to our patients. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-50eba81fc8f046f5bf66c485a2a407012023-01-12T12:42:32ZengWolters Kluwer Medknow PublicationsJournal of Family Medicine and Primary Care2249-48632022-01-0111116619662110.4103/jfmpc.jfmpc_368_22Patients' sexual quality of life – Is enough weightage being given to it in onco-clinical practice?Divyesh KumarNali M KiranAlthough quality of life (QOL) is an important endpoint of interest in most oncological treatments, sexual QOL of cancer patients is less emphasized upon. With an increase in the survival rates of cancer patients with time, besides other QOL-defining parameters, sexual QOL should also be taken into consideration. The article throws light upon this less talked about area in oncology, various reasons for its non-implementation, its need in routine practice, steps for improvement, and a multidisciplinary approach to provide better sexual QOL to our patients.http://www.jfmpc.com/article.asp?issn=2249-4863;year=2022;volume=11;issue=11;spage=6619;epage=6621;aulast=Kumaroncologyquality of lifesexual health |
| spellingShingle | Divyesh Kumar Nali M Kiran Patients' sexual quality of life – Is enough weightage being given to it in onco-clinical practice? Journal of Family Medicine and Primary Care oncology quality of life sexual health |
| title | Patients' sexual quality of life – Is enough weightage being given to it in onco-clinical practice? |
| title_full | Patients' sexual quality of life – Is enough weightage being given to it in onco-clinical practice? |
| title_fullStr | Patients' sexual quality of life – Is enough weightage being given to it in onco-clinical practice? |
| title_full_unstemmed | Patients' sexual quality of life – Is enough weightage being given to it in onco-clinical practice? |
| title_short | Patients' sexual quality of life – Is enough weightage being given to it in onco-clinical practice? |
| title_sort | patients sexual quality of life is enough weightage being given to it in onco clinical practice |
| topic | oncology quality of life sexual health |
| url | http://www.jfmpc.com/article.asp?issn=2249-4863;year=2022;volume=11;issue=11;spage=6619;epage=6621;aulast=Kumar |
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