Kanika Batra Modi¹*, Amish Chaudhary¹, Sandeep Batra², Charu Garg³, Hiba Siddiqui⁴ and Harit Chaturvedi⁵

¹Gynaecologic Oncologist, Department of Surgical Oncology, Max Institute of Cancer Care, Saket, New Delhi, India
²Medical Oncologist, Max Institute of Cancer Care, Saket, New Delhi, India
³Radiation Oncologist, Max Institute of Cancer Care, Saket, New Delhi, India
⁴Psycho-oncologist, Max Institute of Cancer Care, Saket, New Delhi, India
⁵Chairman, Head of Department, Surgical Oncology, Max Institute of Cancer Care, New Delhi, India

*Corresponding Author: Kanika Batra Modi, Gynaecologic oncologist, Department of Surgical Oncology, Max Institute of Cancer Care, Saket, New Delhi, India.

Received: May 23, 2018; Published: July 10, 2018

Citation: Kanika Batra Modi., et al. “Psychosexual Impositions in Gynaecologic Cancer Patients - A Perspective”. Acta Scientific Cancer Biology 2.6 (2018).

Abstract

  Gynaecologic malignancies primarily affect sexual organs in a woman, which can have exponential effects on one’s sexuality. Various concepts of body image, sexual self-esteem, sexual relationships, communication, intimacy and sexual function is affected in more than one ways. Surgery, chemotherapy and radiation therapy have gamut of side-effects incorporatiing the psychosexual behaviour of a woman in unique ways. Involvement of a multidisciplinary team including gynaecologic oncologist, medical and radiation oncologist and psycho-oncologist at various phases of treatment including pre-treatment counselling, tackling the myths while on treatment, taking care of side-effects post-treatment and the long-term side effects and opening up to the pertinent issues of sexuality is an important component of a holistic treatment for gynaecologic malignancies.

Keywords: Psychosexual; Sexuality; Body Image; Gynaecologic Cancer

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