SEXUAL LIFE AFTER SURGERY İN BREAST CANCER

Surgical intervention in breast cancer, is a frequently used treatment procedure and basic support especially for localized cases that have no distance metastasis. These interventions such as mastectomy and breast conservation which are applied for breast cancer, cause some sexuality problems that i...

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Main Author: Neriman Akyolcu
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Galenos Publishing House 2008-04-01
Series:European Journal of Breast Health
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Online Access: http://www.eurjbreasthealth.com/archives/archive-detail/article-preview/sexual-lfe-after-surgery-in-breast-cancer/42625
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description Surgical intervention in breast cancer, is a frequently used treatment procedure and basic support especially for localized cases that have no distance metastasis. These interventions such as mastectomy and breast conservation which are applied for breast cancer, cause some sexuality problems that influence sexual life negatively due to deformation of woman body image. The results of researches have shown that the mastectomy with the reconstruction of breast has a partly better; breast conservation therapy has the best influence on sexual life of the patients compare to negative influence of mastectomy itself. It is required to develop methods to cope with the disorder of the sexual functions at various levels in women who have breast cancer. If it is necessary, the support groups or therapeutic methods should be applied. It is important that nurses and the other health professionals to gain the confidence of the patient and her family with behaving in aware of their role and responsibilities to take precautions that will lead to a meaningful and qualified life for the patients with breast cancer who had several problems other than their sexual life.
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spelling doaj.art-9604b5dc1bd84a6e9f1bff3d92de46cc2023-02-15T16:12:57ZengGalenos Publishing HouseEuropean Journal of Breast Health2587-08312008-04-0142778313049054SEXUAL LIFE AFTER SURGERY İN BREAST CANCERNeriman Akyolcu0 İ.Ü.Florence Nightingale Hemşirelik Yüksekokulu, Cerrrahi Hastalıkları Hemşireliği, İstanbul, Türkiye Surgical intervention in breast cancer, is a frequently used treatment procedure and basic support especially for localized cases that have no distance metastasis. These interventions such as mastectomy and breast conservation which are applied for breast cancer, cause some sexuality problems that influence sexual life negatively due to deformation of woman body image. The results of researches have shown that the mastectomy with the reconstruction of breast has a partly better; breast conservation therapy has the best influence on sexual life of the patients compare to negative influence of mastectomy itself. It is required to develop methods to cope with the disorder of the sexual functions at various levels in women who have breast cancer. If it is necessary, the support groups or therapeutic methods should be applied. It is important that nurses and the other health professionals to gain the confidence of the patient and her family with behaving in aware of their role and responsibilities to take precautions that will lead to a meaningful and qualified life for the patients with breast cancer who had several problems other than their sexual life. http://www.eurjbreasthealth.com/archives/archive-detail/article-preview/sexual-lfe-after-surgery-in-breast-cancer/42625 breast cancersexual lifesexual dysfunctionssurgery interventioncopes
spellingShingle Neriman Akyolcu
SEXUAL LIFE AFTER SURGERY İN BREAST CANCER
European Journal of Breast Health
breast cancer
sexual life
sexual dysfunctions
surgery intervention
copes
title SEXUAL LIFE AFTER SURGERY İN BREAST CANCER
title_full SEXUAL LIFE AFTER SURGERY İN BREAST CANCER
title_fullStr SEXUAL LIFE AFTER SURGERY İN BREAST CANCER
title_full_unstemmed SEXUAL LIFE AFTER SURGERY İN BREAST CANCER
title_short SEXUAL LIFE AFTER SURGERY İN BREAST CANCER
title_sort sexual life after surgery in breast cancer
topic breast cancer
sexual life
sexual dysfunctions
surgery intervention
copes
url http://www.eurjbreasthealth.com/archives/archive-detail/article-preview/sexual-lfe-after-surgery-in-breast-cancer/42625
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