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CANCER
卷 122, 期 24, 页码 3883-3891出版社
WILEY-BLACKWELL
DOI: 10.1002/cncr.30263
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cancer; sex; sexual activity; sexual concern; sexual function
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- Cancer Research UK [C1418/A14133]
BACKGROUND: This study explored differences in sexual activity, function, and concerns between cancer survivors and cancer-free controls in a population-based study. METHODS: The data were from 2982 men and 3708 women who were 50 years old or older and were participating in the English Longitudinal Study of Ageing. Sexual well-being was assessed with the Sexual Relationships and Activities Questionnaire, and cancer diagnoses were self-reported. RESULTS: There were no differences between cancer survivors and controls in levels of sexual activity (76.0% vs 78.5% for men and 58.2% vs 55.5% for women) or sexual function. Men and women with cancer diagnoses were more dissatisfied with their sex lives than controls (age-adjusted percentages: 30.9% vs 19.8% for men [P=.023] and 18.2% vs 11.8% for women [P=.034]), and women with cancer were more concerned about levels of sexual desire (10.2% vs 7.1%; P=.006). Women diagnosed< 5 years ago were more likely to report difficulty with becoming aroused (55.4% vs 31.8%; P=.016) and achieving orgasm (60.6% vs 28.3%; P<.001) and were more concerned about sexual desire (14.8% vs 7.1%; P=.007) and orgasmic experience (17.6% vs 7.1%; P=.042) than controls, but there were no differences in men. CONCLUSIONS: Self-reports of sexual activity and functioning in older people with cancer are broadly comparable to age-matched, cancer-free controls. There is a need to identify the causes of sexual dissatisfaction among long-term cancer survivors despite apparently normal levels of sexual activity and function for their age. The development of interventions addressing low sexual desire and problems with sexual functioning in women is also important and may be particularly relevant for cancer survivors after treatment. (C) 2016 The Authors. Cancer published by Wiley Periodicals, Inc. on behalf of American Cancer Society.
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