ArticleCancer research and treatment2016
Comparison of Quality of Life and Sexuality between Cervical Cancer Survivors and Healthy Women.
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- Post Treatment Sexual Function and Quality of Life of Patients Affected by Cervical Cancer: A Systematic Review.Medicina (Kaunas, Lithuania) · 2023Pooled it
- Impact of Ospemifene on Quality of Life and Sexual Function in Young Survivors of Cervical Cancer: A Prospective Study.BioMed research international · 2017Trial
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- Longitudinal study on quality of life following cervical cancer treatment in Botswana.BMJ global health · 2025Article
- Sexual Dysfunction in Patient's Diagnosed with Cervical Cancer in Comparison to the Healthy Female Population.Asian Pacific journal of cancer prevention : APJCP · 2024Observational
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- Increasing physical activity levels following treatment for cervical cancer: an intervention mapping approach.Journal of cancer survivorship : research and practice · 2022Review
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- Determinants of sexual function among survivors of gynaecological cancers in a tertiary hospital: a cross-sectional study.Ecancermedicalscience · 2022Article
- Longitudinal Health-Related Quality of Life Study among Cervical Cancer Patients Treated with Radiotherapy.Journal of clinical medicine · 2021Article
- Sexual Function and the Role of Sexual Communication in Women Diagnosed with Cervical Cancer: A Systematic Review.International journal of sexual health : official journal of the World Association for Sexual Health · 2021Article
- Contribution of Sociodemographic, Clinical, and Psychological Variables to Quality of Life in Women with Cervical Cancer in the Follow-Up Phase.Journal of clinical psychology in medical settings · 2020Article
- Health-related quality of life and associated factors among cervical cancer patients at Tikur Anbessa specialized hospital, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia.Health and quality of life outcomes · 2020Article
- Percutaneous parametrial dose escalation in women with advanced cervical cancer: feasibility and efficacy in relation to long-term quality of life.Radiology and oncology · 2018Article
- Vaginal development and sexual functioning in young women after stem cell transplantation, chemotherapy, and/or radiotherapy for childhood hematological diseases.Bone marrow transplantation · 2018Article
- Quality of Life in Cervical Cancer Survivors and Healthy Women: Thai Urban Population StudyAsian Pacific journal of cancer prevention : APJCP · 2017Article
- Attitudes Regarding HPV Vaccinations of Children among Mothers with Adolescent Daughters in Korea.Journal of Korean medical science · 2017Article
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Abstract
purposeThe purpose of this study is to compare quality of life (QoL) and sexual functioning between sexually active cervical cancer survivors and healthy women. MATERIALS AND
methodsIn this cross-sectional study, propensity-score-matched cervical cancer survivors (n=104) and healthy women (n=104) were compared. All women had engaged in sexual activity within the previous 3 months, and cervical cancer survivors showed no evidence of disease after primary treatment. QoL and sexual functioning were assessed using three questionnaires; the European Organization for Research and Treatment of Cancer Quality of Life Questionnaire Core 30 (EORTC QLQ-C30), Cervical Cancer Module (EORTC QLQ-CX24), and the Female Sexual Function Index (FSFI).
resultsSignificantly higher scores for lymphedema were observed in the cervical cancer survivors group compared with the healthy women group (mean, 20.2 vs. 12.2; p < 0.05). Sexuality, both in terms of sexual activity, sexual enjoyment, and sexual worry (EORTC QLQ-CX24), and in terms of desire, arousal, lubrication, orgasm, satisfaction, and pain (FSFI) were similar between the groups. When the scale of sexual/vaginal functioning in EORTC QLQ-CX24 was divided into individual questions, cervical cancer survivors reported shorter vaginal length than the control group, but without statistical significance (mean, 80.6 vs. 85.4; p=0.077).
conclusionCompared with healthy women, sexuality was not impaired in cervical cancer survivors who showed no evidence of disease after primary treatment and engaging in sexual activity. Further prospective cohort studies are warranted to confirm this finding.
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