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Researchers evaluate the clinical needs of patients after pelvic exenteration.
2004 APR 1 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Interviews of patients after pelvic exenteration reveal common concerns, which include worries about recovery, social support, and fear about their disease, researchers report.
"This clinical needs assessment retrospectively identified 11 women with a history of gynecologic cancer who had undergone pelvic exenteration within the last 4 years, of whom 6 were available for interview. All patients agreed to telephone interviews, which lasted approximately 45-60 min and addressed their surgical experience," investigators in the United States report.
"Seven themes emerged from the interviews: concerns about recovery, complications, ostomies, social support, sexuality, disclosure, and fear. The findings of our needs assessment concur with the existing literature noting decreased sexual interest/activity and difficulties with body image," wrote J. Carter and colleagues, Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center, Gynecology Service.
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