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INTRODUCTIONIn 2021, an estimated 1720 Australians will be diagnosed with ovarian cancer (OC), a disease with a 5‐year survival rate of 48% (Cancer Australia, 2021). Lower survival rates are linked to diagnoses occurring at advanced stages due to asymptomatic or nonspecific symptoms (Boban et al., 2021). While the physical sequelae of OC are well researched, less is known about psychosocial and emotional well‐being following diagnosis and treatment (Kim et al., 2015).One of the major impacts OC can have is a change to sexual functioning and sexuality which has been proven to be an integral contributor to well‐being and overall quality of life (QoL) (Roussin et al., 2021; Whicker et al., 2017). Kim et al. (2015) suggest that sexuality is a multidimensional construct which involves social, physical and psychological aspects. Despite the importance and impact of sexual functioning in QoL, the related side effects from cancer treatments are rarely discussed by healthcare professionals. This can lead to inconsistencies in psychosexual support which can reduce emotional intimacy and feelings of sexual normalcy within relationships (Kim et al., 2015; Perndorfer et al., 2019; Pitcher et al., 2020).Gynaecological cancer treatment outcomes can also result in changes to body image (Bajpai & Shylasree, 2018; Teo et al., 2018) as well as femininity and womanhood (Dryden
European Journal of Cancer Care – Wiley
Published: Nov 1, 2022
Keywords: body image; emotional; ovarian cancer; psychological; quality of life; social
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