Sexual Silence in Breast Cancer Survivorship: A Secondary Qualitative Study of Healthcare Practices and Sexual Concerns
Mina Esmkhani, Charrlotte Seib, Armin Ariana · 2026
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Mina Esmkhani, Charrlotte Seib, and Armin Ariana study the silence around sexual concerns after breast cancer. In routine follow-up, such concerns are rarely raised, and that quiet shapes how women read their own post-treatment changes. The team re-reads interviews with Australian women who had finished main treatment.
Their 2026 study applies a fresh thematic pass to the talk data. Silence, they find, is built by daily practice: skipped questions, split care paths, and moral and cultural pressure. Sexual needs get ranked below survival, so chances to speak and be helped stay rare. The authors argue the hush is a product of the system, not of the women, and that care must make room on purpose.
Catalog record
| CREATOR | Mina Esmkhani, Charrlotte Seib, Armin Ariana |
|---|---|
| YEAR | 2026 |
| COLLECTION | PAPERS |
| FORMAT | TXT |
| FILE SIZE | 33 KB |
| VERSION | 1.0 |
| LICENSE | CC BY 4.0 |
| RIGHTS | CC BY |
| SOURCE | Europe PMC |