title: Sexual health after breast cancer: Recommendations from the Spanish Menopause Society, Federación Española de Sociedades de Sexología, Sociedad Española de Médicos de Atención Primaria and Sociedad Española de Oncología Médica.
abstract: Breast cancer is the most common cancer in women. As survival rates are increasing, the long-term health problems of survivors now need attention. Many survivors develop sexual disorders as a consequence of either the side-effects of treatment or induced menopause. A panel of experts from various Spanish scientific societies (Spanish Menopause Society, SMS; Federación Española de Sociedades de Sexología, FESS; Sociedad Española de Médicos de Atención Primaria, SEMERGEN; and Sociedad Española de Oncología Médica) met to develop recommendations for the management of sexual health in breast cancer survivors based on the best evidence available. The main recommendation is that sexuality must be considered by a multidisciplinary team as an integral part of treatment, to improve the quality of life of breast cancer survivors.
authors.affiliation: Departamento de Obstetricia y Ginecología, Universidad de Granada, Spain. Electronic address: nicomendoza@telefonica.net.
authors.forename: Nicolás
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Mendoza
authors.affiliation: ASSIR Sant Andreu de la Barca, Barcelona, Spain.
authors.forename: Francisca
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Molero
authors.affiliation: Clinica Dr Criado Málaga, Spain.
authors.forename: Fermín
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Criado
authors.affiliation: Clínica Corachán, Barcelona, Spain.
authors.forename: Mª Jesús
authors.initials: MJ
authors.lastname: Cornellana
authors.affiliation: Unidad de Oncología Médica, Hospital Virgen de las Nieves, Granada, Spain.
authors.forename: Encarna
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: González
mesh_terms: D001943:Breast Neoplasms / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000523:psychology; D000073116:Cancer Survivors / Q000523:psychology*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008593:Menopause / Q000523:psychology; D011788:Quality of Life; D012735:Sexual Dysfunction, Physiological / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000523:psychology / Q000628:therapy; D000074384:Sexual Health; D013030:Spain
keywords: Breast cancer survivors; Sexual disorders; Sexual health; Sexual therapy