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- 82% of Young Cancer Survivors Report Sexual Dysfunction2026-06-25
82% of young adult cancer survivors reported at least mild sexual dysfunction; female survivors scored nearly twice as impaired as males
Appraisal of sexual functioning before and after cancer: insights from adolescent and young adult (AYA) cancer survivors and matched healthy controls. survivorship sexual dysfunction cross-sectional quality of life women's health cancer survivors
- Penile Implant Restores Function—For One Man2026-06-05
Single-patient case report argues for earlier prosthesis referral after radical prostatectomy, with no data beyond one outcome
Restoring Sexual Health and Relationship Quality Through Penile Prosthesis Implantation case report erectile dysfunction penile prosthesis prostate cancer survivorship patient satisfaction
- Brain Tumors Trigger Both Early and Late Puberty2026-05-19
In 60 kids with intracranial germ cell tumors, 45% developed a puberty disorder—too early, too late, or both in sequence
Pubertal Dysfunctions in Intracranial Germ Cell Tumors hypogonadism pediatric urology retrospective cohort survivorship
- Curable Cancer That Still Kills Young Men2026-05-14
Testicular cancer is among the most curable metastatic solid tumors — but the poor-risk subset still carries significant mortality in young men
How to Optimize Treatment for Patients With Poor-Risk Testicular Cancer testicular cancer narrative review surgical outcomes survivorship
- Half of Cancer Survivors Can't Sleep. Nobody's Asking.2026-05-05
Commentary argues sleep disorders go unscreened in testicular cancer follow-up, citing a meta-analysis finding 60.7% prevalence of sleep disturbance across cancer survivors
Integrating the Relevance of Sleep into Testicular-Cancer Survivorship Care testicular cancer survivorship systematic review meta-analysis
- Breast Cancer Therapy's Unspoken Sexual Toll2026-05-04
An integrative review of 43 studies found sexual dysfunction in 51–93% of breast cancer patients on endocrine therapy, yet providers routinely stay silent about it.
Sexual Health Among Patients With Breast Cancer Undergoing Endocrine Therapy: An Integrative Review sexual dysfunction women's health survivorship systematic review
- New Penile Cancer Guidelines Still Mostly Guesswork2026-04-27
Updated international penile cancer guidelines lean heavily on retrospective data and expert consensus, not trials
European Association of Urology and American Society of Clinical Oncology Guidelines on Penile Cancer: A Summary of the 2026 Guidelines Update penile cancer evidence quality survivorship quality of life
- Testicular Cancer's Suicide Risk Lasts a Decade2026-04-15
Men with testicular cancer had 31% higher suicide mortality than the general population; risk doubled in year one and persisted for 10 years
Persistent Suicide Risk in Survivors of Testicular Cancer: A Population-Based Cohort Study testicular cancer survivorship cohort study epidemiology
- Treating Rare Tumors Quietly Wrecks Fertility2026-04-15
Review finds chemotherapy has proven fertility harm in NET patients, while somatostatin analogues appear relatively safe — but data on sexual function is nearly absent
Reproductive and Sexual Sequelae of Neuroendocrine Tumour Therapies sexual dysfunction infertility survivorship systematic review
- Malnutrition Splits Non-Seminoma Survival: 16% vs 97%2026-04-10
Non-seminoma patients with depleted metabolic profiles had 16.1% five-year survival vs 97.4% in those with preserved profiles
Metabolic Profile and Skeletal Muscle as Predictors of Survival in Testicular Germ Cell Tumors testicular cancer biomarkers survivorship cohort study
- After Anal Cancer Radiation, Sexual Damage Persists for Years2026-04-09
32 studies found vaginal dryness in up to 98% of women after anal cancer radiotherapy — and it often doesn't resolve
Prevalence, Risk Factors, and Interventions for Female Sexual Dysfunction After Radiotherapy for Anal Cancer: A Systematic Review systematic review sexual dysfunction survivorship women's health pelvic floor
- Six Providers, Five Sessions, No Patients Tested Yet2026-04-08
Sexual dysfunction affects 20–50% of childhood cancer survivors; six oncology providers spent 5 co-design sessions building a screening prototype — none of it tested on patients yet
Provider-Engaged Development of a Sexual Dysfunction Screening Approach for Adolescents and Young Adult Childhood Cancer Survivors: Iterative Co-Design Study screening sexual dysfunction survivorship health services
- Cancer Clinics Are Dropping the Ball on Sexual Health2026-04
Sexual dysfunction is common across cancer types but rarely addressed in oncology care, per this narrative review — no numbers provided
Oncosexology: A Narrative Review on Sexual Health and Quality of Life in Cancer Patients sexual dysfunction survivorship narrative review women's health
- After Prostate Surgery, Literacy Predicts Who Actually Follows Through2026-03-20
Men with low health literacy were 71% less likely to maintain ≥80% rehab adherence after prostatectomy, per a Chinese single-center study of 1,615.
Health Literacy Correlates, Barriers, and Adherence in Post-Prostatectomy Sexual Rehabilitation: Cross-Sectional Findings from China prostate cancer sexual dysfunction cross-sectional health services survivorship
- Combat Didn't Raise Cancer Risk. Infantry Did.2026-03-15
Infantry soldiers had twice the adjusted testicular cancer risk of other Army occupations — but combat deployment showed no association
Factors Associated With Testicular Cancer Risk Among New American Military Recruits During Wartime testicular cancer environmental exposure health services survivorship
- Three in Four Transplant Women Never Asked About Sex2026-03
74% of female transplant recipients reported no provider had asked about sexual health in the past year
Study of Sexual Health in Peri and Postmenopausal Solid Organ Transplant Recipients sexual dysfunction women's health survivorship cross-sectional
- Nurse Counseling Barely Moves Prostate Cancer Sex Scores2026-02-27
14-study meta-analysis finds nurse-led psychoeducational programs improve sexual function (SMD=0.31) and satisfaction (SMD=0.27) — effects just clear zero
Cancer Nursing Interventions for Sexual Function and Satisfaction in Men with Prostate Cancer: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis prostate cancer meta-analysis sexual dysfunction survivorship
- After Pelvic Radiation, Sexual Recovery Is Partial2026-02-18
26 studies, 5,646 patients: pelvic radiation reliably causes vaginal dryness, dyspareunia, and lasting sexual dysfunction — dilation helps some, not all
A Systematic Review of Patient-Reported Outcomes on the Impact of Radiation Therapy on Sexual Health in Patients With Gynecologic Cancer systematic review sexual dysfunction cancer survivors women's health survivorship quality of life
- Cisplatin's Kidney Damage Cascades Into Heart Disease2026-02-13
41% of testicular cancer survivors had reduced kidney function a decade post-chemo; it cascades into hypertension, hyperlipidemia, and CVD
Renal Impairment and Late Toxicities Comparing Contemporary Chemotherapy Regimens for Testicular Cancer in a Real-World Setting testicular cancer survivorship cardiovascular disease vascular health
- Testicular Cancer Is Getting Older and Surviving Better2025-10-13
30-year Spanish single-center data: men over 40 at diagnosis quadrupled from 7% to 29%, and 10-year cause-specific survival reached 97%
Epidemiological Patterns, Temporal Trends in Management and Long-Term Outcomes in Testicular Cancer: a 30-Year Single Center Experience testicular cancer survivorship cohort study health services
- Testicular Cancer Rehab: Big Claims, Thin Evidence2025-09-22
A review urging exercise and psych support for testicular cancer survivors despite admitting the evidence base is sparse
Exercise, diet and psychological support for patients with testicular cancer. testicular cancer survivorship
- Breast Cancer's Sexual Side Effects: Still Mostly Ignored2025-07-04
92% of breast cancer patients wanted systematic sexual health information; only 47% ever got any, and just 20% were screened
Information and Screening for Sexual Disorders of Patients with Non-Metastatic Breast Cancer: Results of a Survey sexual dysfunction screening survivorship women's health health services cross-sectional