SPECIAL ISSUE: SEXUALITY AND OLDER POPULATION WITH CANCER: A NEW SOCIAL AND PSYCHOLOGICAL NEEDS - The sexual life of older cancer patients
L. Balducci
Vol.6 (2021), issue 2, pag. 119 - 128
SPECIAL ISSUE: SEXUALITY AND OLDER POPULATION WITH CANCER: A NEW SOCIAL AND PSYCHOLOGICAL NEEDS - The sexual life of older cancer patients
L. Balducci
Vol.6 (2021), issue 2, pag. 119 - 128
| Received | 30/08/2021 |
| Accepted | 20/09/2021 |
| Published | 27/10/2021 |
| Review by | Single-blind |
| DOI | https://doi.org/10.48253/AGO18 |
ABSTRACT
With the aging of the population the incidence of prevalence of can- cer among older patients is increasing. Though the prevalence of sexual activities decreases with age there are individuals who are still sexually active in the 80s and for these individuals cancer and cancer treatment may alter their sexual function and jeopardize their quality of life. This paper reviews the sexual changes that may be associated with aging and with cancer treatment and provides a blueprint for the practitioner that needs to afford this issue with older cancer patients.