title: Survivorship in gynecologic cancer: enduring the treatment toward a new normal.
abstract: Women are living longer after a cancer diagnosis because of advances in early detection and treatment. However, although our ability to effectively treat gynecologic malignancies has improved, survivors of gynecologic cancer often face profound physical, emotional, sexual, and psychosocial challenges as a result of their cancer diagnosis and treatment. In this article, we discuss how patient comorbidities (i.e., obesity) and cancer treatment effects may adversely affect sexual health outcomes, gastrointestinal function, and general health among survivors of gynecologic cancer. The importance of a multidisciplinary, patient-centered approach to survivorship care is emphasized.
authors.affiliation: From the Thornton Gynecologic Oncology Service, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, University of Virginia Health System, Charlottesville, VA; The Kelly Gynecologic Oncology Service, Department of Gynecology and Obstetrics, Johns Hopkins Hospital, Baltimore, MD; Gillette Center for Gynecological Oncology, Massachusetts General Hospital Cancer Center, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA.
authors.forename: Linda R
authors.initials: LR
authors.lastname: Duska
authors.affiliation: From the Thornton Gynecologic Oncology Service, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, University of Virginia Health System, Charlottesville, VA; The Kelly Gynecologic Oncology Service, Department of Gynecology and Obstetrics, Johns Hopkins Hospital, Baltimore, MD; Gillette Center for Gynecological Oncology, Massachusetts General Hospital Cancer Center, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA.
authors.forename: Amanda N
authors.initials: AN
authors.lastname: Fader
authors.affiliation: From the Thornton Gynecologic Oncology Service, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, University of Virginia Health System, Charlottesville, VA; The Kelly Gynecologic Oncology Service, Department of Gynecology and Obstetrics, Johns Hopkins Hospital, Baltimore, MD; Gillette Center for Gynecological Oncology, Massachusetts General Hospital Cancer Center, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA.
authors.forename: Don S
authors.initials: DS
authors.lastname: Dizon
mesh_terms: D005260:Female; D005767:Gastrointestinal Diseases / Q000503:physiopathology*; D005833:Genital Neoplasms, Female / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000523:psychology* / Q000628:therapy*; D006801:Humans; D009765:Obesity / Q000453:epidemiology; D011788:Quality of Life; D060728:Reproductive Health; D017741:Survivors