IMPACT CERVICAL CANCER AND CHEMOTERAPY TO SEXUAL LIFE IN CERVICAL CANCER PATIENT ( Case Report )
Author(s) -
Adek Sutiawan,
Rini Noviyani,
Ketut Suwiyoga
Publication year - 2015
Publication title -
indonesia journal of biomedical science
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
ISSN - 2302-2906
DOI - 10.15562/ijbs.v9i2.18
Subject(s) - cervical cancer , medicine , quality of life (healthcare) , chemotherapy , cancer , breast cancer , sexual life , disease , vaginal bleeding , stage (stratigraphy) , gynecology , oncology , nursing , pregnancy , paleontology , biology , genetics
Cervical cancer has a second place cancer disease that attacks women after breast cancer. Chemotherapy is treatment for cervical cancer. Symptoms of cervical cancer and chemotherapy can cause to decrease quality of life terms sexual life patient. We reported a case, a woman diagnosed cervical cancer stage III B complained the symptoms of cervical cancer such bleeding, pain, and leucorrhea caused to distrube her sexual life with her partner. In addition, the side effects of chemotherapy such as fatigue also caused to decreased sexual life in these patient.
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