Sexual life after mastectomy in breast cancer survivors: a qualitative study

ConclusionIt was found that in Iranian society, due to cultural context, some taboos and patriarchal structure, the patients are placed under added pressure following mastectomy. As a consequence, they suffer emotional problems, in addition to physical complications of the disease and its treatments.

Source: Psycho-Oncology - June 1, 2017 Category: Cancer & Oncology Authors: Nasrin Fouladi, Farhad Pourfarzi, Negin Dolattorkpour, Sara Alimohammadi, Elham Mehrara Tags: PAPER Source Type: research