<p>For a woman who has been diagnosed with breast cancer, there can be many negative things that effects her life. It is a great shock that changes her life and can include a sense of lost femininity and a decreased sexual desire which can be both physical and psychological. The basis of this literature review is from 17 scientific articles which evaluate the changes in cancer patient's body image and sexuality during their illness and treatment. This study illustrates patient's experience of the nursing and difficulties which obstructs the nurse from talking about sexuality whit the patient. The study also showed that the patient had a desire to discuss these sexuality issues with a nurse.</p>
| Identifer | oai:union.ndltd.org:UPSALLA/oai:DiVA.org:hv-925 |
| Date | January 2006 |
| Creators | Axelsson, Viveka, Ström, Jenny |
| Publisher | University West, Department of Nursing, Health and Culture, University West, Department of Nursing, Health and Culture, Trollhättan |
| Source Sets | DiVA Archive at Upsalla University |
| Language | Swedish |
| Detected Language | English |
| Type | Student thesis, text |
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