Sexuality after having breast cancer

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2000 : In order to explore Japanese women's sexuality after having cancer, semi-structured interviews were conducted with 21 Japanese breast cancer survivors. The interviews were tape-recorded and analyzed qualitatively. Most of the women had experienced physical and psychological changes in their sexual relationship with a partner. The factors that influenced sexual adaptation included a partner's understanding, a patient's acceptance of the altered body. appearances, a patient's physical and psychological recovery after treatment, and the importance of sexual relationship for the couple.2001 : To investigate Japanese surgeon's attitudes toward dealing with patients' sexual issues in clinical settings, a nationwide, self-administered mail survey was conducted. A questionnaire was sent to 1313 Japanese breast surgeons. Six hundred and thirty five surgeons responded (response rate 50.3%, mean age 47.3 y.o.). Only 32.4% had been consulted about sexual issues by patients or families. Those who agreed "Surgeons should deal with a patient's sexual issues." were less than 60%. Nearly half disagreed and 30% agreed to the statement "I feel uncomfortable to talk about sex with patients.". More than 80% agreed that "Reliable information on sexual complications is lacking." To our surprise, more than 40% answered that they had an interest in undertaking a basic sex counseling training.2002 : Additional analysis of interviews and surveys was conducted.