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Sexual problems of long-term cancer survivors merit more attention
07-27-2007 · EurekAlert!Long-term female survivors of genital-tract cancer were pleased with their cancer care but not with the emotional support and information they received about the effects of the disease and treatment on their sexuality. Three out of 5 said their physicians never brought up the effects on sexuality. Women who did report such a conversation were much less likely to have "complex sexual problems" at the time of the survey.
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