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Sexual concerns in cancer patients: a comparison of GI and breast cancer patients
Supportive Care in Cancer, 10/01/09

Reese JB et al. – Self-reported sexual concerns were common, stable, and related significantly to quality of life, symptom severity, disease interference, and disease-related distress for both GI and breast cancer patients. Limitations and implications for future research are discussed.

Methods

Data collected from GI and breast cancer patients during 4 outpatient clinic visits over 6 months
Measures included sexual concerns , quality of life (FACT-G), symptom severity, disease interference (MD Anderson Symptom Inventory), and disease-related distress (NCCN Distress Scale)
Linear mixed model analyses were conducted

Results

Sexual concerns were common in both samples, 57% of GI cancer patients and 53% of breast cancer patients reporting at least mild sexual concerns
Sexual concerns stable over time and significantly associated with lower levels of functioning in multiple domains (e.g., quality of life, symptom severity, disease interference, and disease-related distress), irrespective of length of time since diagnosis
Cancer type (GI/breast cancer) not a moderator of this relationship

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