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ArticleSupportive care in cancer : official journal of the Multinational Association of Supportive Care in Cancer2020

Navigating sexual health in cancer survivorship: a dyadic perspective.

Jessica R Gorman, Ellie Smith, Julia H Drizin, Karen S Lyons, S Marie Harvey

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Article in Supportive care in cancer : official journal of the Multinational Association of Supportive Care in Cancer, 2020. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 23 papers, 2 of them syntheses that pooled it.

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23 citing papers in PubMed, 2 syntheses or guidelines pooled it.

  1. Psychosocial experiences of breast cancer survivors: a meta-review.Journal of cancer survivorship : research and practice · 2024
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  5. Beyond breast cancer: mapping unmet needs and advancing an evidence-based framework of survivorship care.Supportive care in cancer : official journal of the Multinational Association of Supportive Care in Cancer · 2026
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  6. Sexual health of female breast cancer survivors and their partners.Archives of gynecology and obstetrics · 2026
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  11. 2024 SOGC, 2024 NCCN, 2022 ESO-ESMO, and 2018 ASCO: a comparison of female cancer survivorship guidelines for the management of sexual health concerns.Supportive care in cancer : official journal of the Multinational Association of Supportive Care in Cancer · 2025
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5 · Who and what money

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5 authors.

Jessica R GormanCollege of Public Health and Human Sciences, Oregon State University, 2250 SW Jefferson Way, Corvallis, OR, 97331, USA. Jessica.Gorman@oregonstate.edu.
Ellie SmithCollege of Public Health and Human Sciences, Oregon State University, 2250 SW Jefferson Way, Corvallis, OR, 97331, USA.
Julia H DrizinCollege of Public Health and Human Sciences, Oregon State University, 2250 SW Jefferson Way, Corvallis, OR, 97331, USA.
Karen S LyonsWilliam F. Connell School of Nursing, Boston College, 140 Commonwealth Avenue, Chestnut Hill, MA, 02467, USA.
S Marie HarveyCollege of Public Health and Human Sciences, Oregon State University, 2250 SW Jefferson Way, Corvallis, OR, 97331, USA.

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Oregon State University n/a
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

purposeThis qualitative study examined how young adult breast cancer survivors (YABCS) and their partners appraised and managed their sexual health and intimate relationships after cancer.

methodsWe conducted concurrent, individual telephone interviews with 25 YABCS and their male partners. We utilized a thematic, inductive analysis to examine individual interviews, followed by analysis within and across couples to identify dyadic themes. We explored how themes mapped on to the Theory of Dyadic Illness Management to build a conceptual model specific to the sexual health challenges of young adult couples living with cancer.

resultsOur analysis revealed five interconnected themes: (1) shared understanding of physical and psychological challenges of sexual health after cancer, (2) navigating role shifts and changes to sexual relationship, (3) getting through it as a team, (4) maintaining open communication, and (5) need for services and support for partners/caregivers and couples.

conclusionBoth survivors and their partners articulated physical (e.g., painful sex, decreased libido) and psychological (e.g., guilt, self-consciousness) challenges to their sexual health in survivorship. Our dyadic focus revealed a spectrum of ways that couples managed the changes to their relationships and sexual health, highlighting "open communication" and strategies for "working as a team" as critical. There is no "one size fits all" solution, as individuals and couples cope with and manage these challenges in different ways. Study results can inform couple-focused intervention strategies, such as creating shared understanding of sexual health after cancer and improving communication skills.

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Adaptation, PsychologicalAdultBreast NeoplasmsCancer SurvivorsFemaleHumansInterpersonal RelationsMaleMiddle AgedQualitative ResearchSexual BehaviorSexual HealthSexual PartnersYoung AdultBreast cancerCommunicationDyadicQualitativeReproductive healthYoung adult

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PMID32157507

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