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Abstract
This pilot study focused on sexual functioning in patients with head and neck cancer, a subject that has received only limited attention. Thirty-six patients whose treatment had ended at least one year before the study completed the Dyadic Adjustment Scale and two questionnaires dealing with sexual functioning. A relatively high rate of refusal to participate in the study suggested sensitivity and discomfort about discussing sexual issues. At the same time, more than three-fourths of the patients who did participate rated their sex life as “somewhat” to “very important,” and half reported sexual problems. The findings suggest that sexual functioning is important to patients with head and neck cancer and that the subject should be addressed although the disease site does not directly affect sexual organs.
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Everett Vokes
Ms. Siston is a Project Coordinator, University of Chicago Cancer Research Center (UCCRC), 5841 South Maryland Avenue, MC 1140, Chicago, 1L 60637. Dr. List is Director, Cancer Control, UCCRC. Dr. Schleser is Professor of Psychology, Illinois Institute of Technology, Chicago. Dr. Vokes is Professor, Department of Medicine, University of Chicago. The study was supported in part by National Cancer Institute Cancer Center Support Grant CA 14599.