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Semin Oncol Nurs
; 18(3): 223-30, 2002 Aug.
Artigo
em Inglês
| MEDLINE
| ID: mdl-12184045
RESUMO
OBJECTIVES: To review quality-of-life issues in women diagnosed with gynecologic cancers. DATA SOURCES: Research studies, review articles, and medical and nursing text-books. CONCLUSIONS: Women diagnosed with gynecologic cancers carry a heavy physical and emotional burden because of surgical morbidity, chemotherapy toxicities, loss of fertility, changes in body image, sexual concerns, and altered relationships. IMPLICATIONS FOR NURSING PRACTICE: Health care providers play a key role in the identification and treatment of the complications of cancer therapy. Minimizing the effect of the symptoms of gynecologic cancer may positively impact the patient's quality of life.