Sexual health in long-term breast cancer survivors: a comparison with female population controls from the HUNT study.

ABSTRACT:

Purpose

Sexual health is an important aspect of quality of life. Knowledge concerning sexual health in long-term breast cancer survivors (BCSs) is limited. This study compared sexual health in BCSs 8 years after diagnosis with similarly aged controls and examined the impact of menopausal status at diagnosis and systemic breast cancer treatments on sexual health.

Methods

Women aged 20-65 years when diagnosed with stage I-III breast cancer in 2011-2012 were identified by the Cancer Registry of Norway (n = 2803) and invited to participate in a nationwide survey. Controls were women from the Trøndelag Health Study (HUNT4). Sexual functioning and sexual enjoyment were measured by the EORTC QLQ-BR23 subscales scored from 0 to 100, and sexual discomfort by the Sexual Activity Quest

SUBMITTER: Smedsland SK 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10460729 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature