The impact of curative cancer treatment on sexual health – clinical results from the EORTC QLQ-SH22 validation study
Our results highlight the negative impact of oncological treatment on SH and how increasing treatment intensity further impair SH. Sexual satisfaction and libido improve after treatment completion while other aspects (e.g. masculinity/femininity) do not change during survivorship. We suggest monitoring of SH from the start of cancer treatment on and beyond into survivorship using PROMs as part of routine cancer care. Routine monitoring allows systematic identification of patient's SH problems and may improve awareness as well as target intervention for those in need of care.
Authors
- Pernille Tine Jensen (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1637-6040)
- Juan Ignacio Arrarás (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4415-2570)
- Hilde Toelen
- Samantha Serpentini (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0517-3416)
- Vesna Bjelic‐Radisic (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3749-4775)
- Anne Oberguggenberger (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9377-4771)
- Anne Lanceley (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9143-9710)
- Eva Nagele
- Ligita Paskeviciute Frøding (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7149-099X)
- Elfriede Greimel (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2978-5668)
- Claudia Schmalz (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7950-5647)
- Carien L. Creutzberg (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7008-4321)
- Kristin Zimmermann (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6654-9886)
- Karin Kuljanić (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3268-2101)
- Andy Nordin
- Veronika I Engele
Institutions
- University College Hospital (GB)
- Innsbruck Medical University (AT)
- University of Rijeka (HR)
- University of Southern Denmark (DK)
- Universität Innsbruck (AT)
- Medical University of Graz (AT)
- Aarhus University (DK)
- Leiden University Medical Center (NL)
- Universitair Ziekenhuis Leuven (BE)
- Aarhus University Hospital (DK)
- Copenhagen University Hospital (DK)
- Complejo Hospitalario de Navarra (ES)
- Istituto Oncologico Veneto (IT)
- University Hospital Schleswig-Holstein (DE)
- Helios Universitätsklinikum Wuppertal (DE)
- Klinik für Psychosomatik (DE)
- Queen Elizabeth the Queen Mother Hospital (GB)
- Istituti di Ricovero e Cura a Carattere Scientifico (IT)
- Bundeswehrzentralkrankenhaus Koblenz (DE)
- University College London (GB)
- University of Lübeck (DE)
Publication Details
- Journal
- BMC Cancer
- Published
- 2024-11-11
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1186/s12885-024-13123-7
- Citations
- 2
- Primary Topic
- Gastric Cancer Management and Outcomes
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.84
Funders
- National Institute for Health and Care Research
- European Organisation for Research and Treatment of Cancer
- Universidad Nacional de Educación a Distancia
- National Taiwan University
- Fundación Caja Navarra
- University College London Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
- UCLH Biomedical Research Centre
- Faculty of Medicine and Health, University of Sydney