Sexual activity and functioning after breast cancer treatment: perspectives on the importance of pleasure from a radiotherapy cohort
Clinicians may improve survivors' quality of life by acknowledging clinical origins of sexual dysfunction, prioritizing pleasure and intimacy in the development of interventions to prevent or mitigate sexual side effects and fostering open communication.
Authors
- Deborah Marshall (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6675-7482)
- Sheryl Green (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0434-1788)
- Jezelle Lynch
- Lauren Carney (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4632-1515)
- María José Brito (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0746-2040)
- Melanie Besculides
- Ksenia Gorbenko (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1010-2257)
- Charles Feldman (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6881-8314)
- Madhu Mazumdar (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3016-4263)
- C. Muñoz (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0003-9039-7207)
Institutions
- Mount Sinai Health System (US)
- Sidney Kimmel Cancer Center (US)
- Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai (US)
Publication Details
- Journal
- BMC Women s Health
- Published
- 2025-10-29
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1186/s12905-025-04063-w
- Citations
- 1
- Primary Topic
- Cancer survivorship and care
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 1.05