The sexual life of women with breast cancer

Meanings attributed to the diagnosis and its impact on sexuality

Bibliographic Data

ID19355167
AuthorsVanessa Monteiro Cesnik (0000-0002-1017-5512, Universidade de São Paulo), Elisabeth Meloni Vieira (0000-0002-5229-3904, Universidade de São Paulo), Alain Giami (0000-0001-7639-3005, Inserm), Angela Mendes De Almeida (0000-0002-6398-7194, Universidade de São Paulo), Ana Maria De Almeida (Universidade de São Paulo), Daniela Barsotti Santos (0000-0002-6154-4525, Universidade de São Paulo), Manoel Antônio Dos Santos (0000-0001-8214-7767, Universidade de São Paulo)
Year2013
Volume30
Issue2
Pages187-197
Publication date2013-06-01
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueEstudos de Psicologia (Campinas) (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 0103-166X • E-ISSN: 1982-0275
PublisherFapUNIFESP (SciELO) (PUBLISHER)
DOI10.1590/s0103-166x2013000200005
OpenAlexW1980815507
SciELOS0103-166X2013000200005
LanguageEN
Citations received6
References cited30

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 procedure, seeking the meanings they attributed to the diagnosis and its repercussions on sexuality. Ten women who participated in a rehabilitation program were interviewed. In addition to the face to face interview their medical record were analyzed. Two categories emerged from the thematic analysis highlighting the negative and the positive impacts of this disease on the sexual life. This variety of meanings encountered shows that there no single pattern of sexual life after breast cancer. The way each woman reacts to the disease makes the way she experiences her sexuality unique. It follows that issues of sexuality must be incorporated in interventions offered in the context of care for these women

Breast cancer · Cancer · Context (archaeology) · Femininity · Human sexuality · Psychoanalysis · Qualitative research · Sociology · Thematic analysis · Cancer survivorship and care · Clinical Psychology · Family Support in Illness · Gender Studies · Medicine · Psychology · Women's cancer prevention and management

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