The re-construction of women's sexual lives after pelvic radiotherapy: A critique of social constructionist and biomedical perspectives on the study of female sexuality after cancer treatment

Pelvic radiotherapy creates physical effects and psychological responses that negatively affect the sexual health of women and couples, yet these sexual consequences are not frequently researched or clinically assessed. This focused ethnographic study explored factors that influence the clinical assessment of treatment-induced female sexual difficulties after pelvic radiotherapy within routine medical follow-up.

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Year of publication:	2013
Authors:	White, I.D. ; Faithfull, S. ; Allan, H.
Published in:	Social Science & Medicine. - Elsevier, ISSN 0277-9536. - Vol. 76.2013, C, p. 188-196
Publisher:	Elsevier
Subject:	United Kingdom \| Cancer \| Pelvic radiotherapy \| Female sexuality \| Social constructionism

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Type of publication:	Article
Source:	RePEc - Research Papers in Economics

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