ReviewInternational journal of environmental research and public health2022
Sexual Function in Women with Breast Cancer: An Evidence Map of Observational Studies.
Review in International journal of environmental research and public health, 2022. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 9 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.
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9 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it.
- Sexual dysfunction in women with breast cancer: a systematic review.Supportive care in cancer : official journal of the Multinational Association of Supportive Care in Cancer · 2025Pooled it
- Patterns of sexual dysfunction among breast cancer survivors five years after diagnosis: a latent class analysis of the French VICAN5 study.Journal of cancer survivorship : research and practice · 2026Article
- Multidisciplinary Approach to Sexual Dysfunction in Persons With Lung Cancer-Spanish Lung Cancer Group Expert Consensus Statement.JTO clinical and research reports · 2026Article
- Protective factors for adverse childhood experiences: Scoping review and evidence gap map.Psychological trauma : theory, research, practice and policy · 2025Article
- From diagnosis to survivorship addressing the sexuality of women during cancer.The oncologist · 2024Review
- Latent profile analysis of family adaptation in breast cancer patients-cross-sectional study.Scientific reports · 2024Article
- Foundations for a Personalized Psycho-Oncology: The State of the Art.Journal of personalized medicine · 2024Review
- Assessment of sexual function in postmenopausal breast cancer survivors.Sexual medicine · 2024Article
- Overview of sexual dysfunction in patients with cancer.Clinical & translational oncology : official publication of the Federation of Spanish Oncology Societies and of the National Cancer Institute of Mexico · 2023Review
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Abstract
Breast cancer (BC) is the leading cause of cancer in women, and has implications for sexual function (SF). In this study, we used an evidence map to identify, describe, and organise the current available evidence regarding SF in women with BC. We searched the MEDLINE, PsycINFO, and CINAHL databases for observational studies assessing SF in women with BC published in English, Spanish, Portuguese, and French between 2000 and 2021 (sample ≥ 50 women). Of the 64 included studies (13,257 women with BC), 58 were published since 2010. Women who were married, partnered, or in relationships represented 74.1% of the entire sample. Only a single study was conducted on women representing a sexual minority. We identified 22 assessment instruments and 40 sexual dysfunction (SdF) domains. The number of publications on SF in women with BC has increased in the last 10 years, but still remains low. Some groups of women are underrepresented, and some SdF domains are underdiagnosed, with the assessment instrument used affecting which domains are studied. Women with BC need to be better screened, as their quality of life (QoL) is affected by SdF.
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