Evidence map›Paper›PMID 42144583›Full record

ArticleBMC cancer2026

Sexual dysfunction among melanoma survivors: a scoping review of current evidence and clinical gaps.

Omar Alqaisi, Suhair Al-Ghabeesh, Bayan Abu Ali, Patricia Tai, Lorent Sijarina, Kurian Joseph, Amaechi Dennis

Abstract readScoping Review
PubMed Full text at PMC Publisher
In one paragraph

Article in BMC cancer, 2026. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 1 paper.

0numbers the graph read from it
0cells of the map it votes in
1citing papers in PubMed
–field-weighted citation impact
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

Each row is one number read from the abstract, on the scale the paper reported it, with its interval. Left of the dashed line favours the treatment, right favours the comparator. Under each row is the sentence it came from. New to these charts? A ten-minute tutorial.

The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.

Neither the registry nor the abstract names a trial number. If this is a trial report, that itself is worth knowing.

3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

1 citing paper in PubMed.

  1. Article
4 · The record

Corrections and comments

PubMed lists nothing against this paper. Absence here is not a guarantee, only a check that was made.

5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

7 authors.

Omar AlqaisiFaculty of Nursing, Al-Zaytoonah University, Airport Street, Amman, Jordan.ORCID http://orcid.org/0009-0006-9760-651X
Suhair Al-GhabeeshFaculty of Nursing, Al-Zaytoonah University, Airport Street, Amman, Jordan.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-8345-0140
Bayan Abu AliFaculty of Nursing, Al-Zaytoonah University, Amman, Jordan.ORCID http://orcid.org/0009-0004-5106-6533
Patricia TaiDepartment of Oncology, University of Saskatchewan, 105 Administration Place, Saskatoon, SK, S7N 5A2, Canada.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0001-7700-776X
Lorent SijarinaFaculty of Medicine, University of Prishtina, Prishtina, Kosovo.ORCID http://orcid.org/0009-0000-9309-9959
Kurian JosephDepartment of Radiation Oncology, Cross Cancer Center, 11011 - 88 Avenue, Edmonton, AB, T6G 2G5, Canada.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0003-3514-2183
Amaechi DennisDepartment of Biochemistry, Veritas University Abuja, Bwari, Nigeria. amaechitoexcel@yahoo.com.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-1460-8098

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Sexual health is a fundamental component of quality of life that is frequently compromised in cancer patients. In melanoma care, these issues remain under addressed despite increasing survivorship. This scoping review aimed to map the current literature on sexual health concerns in melanoma patients. Following PRISMA-ScR guidelines, five databases were searched (2010-2025). Ten studies met the inclusion criteria, including cross-sectional, qualitative, and systematic reviews. Sexual dysfunction affected up to 52% of melanoma patients, with higher prevalence in men (68.9%) than women (41.3%). Contributing factors included visible scarring, hormonal imbalances (e.g., testosterone deficiency in 69% of men receiving immunotherapy), body image concerns, anxiety, and depression. Women were more affected by body image and recurrence anxiety, while men experienced higher rates of treatment-induced hypogonadism. In one cross-sectional study (n = 75), sexual dysfunction was reported in up to 52% of melanoma patients, with higher rates in men (68.9%) than women (41.3%); however, these estimates are based on limited data and should not be generalized.

Indexed as

Cancer SurvivorsMelanomaSexual Dysfunction, PhysiologicalSexual Dysfunctions, PsychologicalCross-Sectional StudiesFemaleHumansMaleQuality of LifeBody imageBody image disturbanceCancer survivorshipEndocrine side effectsImmunotherapyMelanomaOncology nursingPatient-centered carePsycho-oncologyQuality of lifeSexual dysfunctionSexual healthSexual rehabilitationSurvivorship careTestosterone deficiency

Identifiers

PMID42144583
PMCPMC13366794

What OpenQuestion holds

Textmetadata
LicenceCC BY-NC-ND
Read underepoch 390

Registered trials

None linked

Read under generation 80e0d062 · epoch 390. Bibliography from PubMed, PubMed Central and OpenAlex; grants from NIH RePORTER; trial links from ClinicalTrials.gov; estimates, votes and beliefs from the OpenQuestion graph.