Abstract D058: Truth Talking Tour: Women’s sexuality after cancer
Background Due in part to advances in diagnosis, treatment, and early detection the number of cancer survivors in the United States is growing with an estimated 16.9 million cancer survivors and projected to increase to 21.7 million by 2029. Among the current survivor population, 8.8 million are fem...
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Veröffentlicht in: | Cancer epidemiology, biomarkers & prevention biomarkers & prevention, 2020-06, Vol.29 (6_Supplement_2), p.D058-D058 |
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Zusammenfassung: | Background Due in part to advances in diagnosis, treatment, and early detection the number of cancer survivors in the United States is growing with an estimated 16.9 million cancer survivors and projected to increase to 21.7 million by 2029. Among the current survivor population, 8.8 million are female. Disparities in survivorship care exist, including poorer health outcomes related to sexual health impairment and stress from financial toxicity of cancer. A larger proportion of African American (AA) breast and colorectal cancer survivors experience issues related to lack of resources and information related to sexuality after cancer. The impact of breast cancer on sexuality among women is often examined, yet limited research has been conducted with AA survivors of other cancers such as colorectal cancer. Cultural considerations such as religion/spirituality and body image should be included in interventions addressing psychosocial needs of female AA cancer survivors. The Truth Talking Tour: Women’s Sexuality after Cancer was created by community stakeholders to give women a safe space to talk about sexuality and cancer. Methods The University of Illinois Patient Brigade convened a cohort of patient-centered outcomes research (PCOR) “ready” advocates to engage in desired training, guide center leadership activities and inform research tools/dissemination strategies that can inform PCOR. The Truth Talking Tour was developed by Patient Brigade cancer advocacy leaders for women in any stage of their cancer survivorship and included active participation from community members and health care providers. Results Thirty-nine women attended the workshop held in Spring 2019 at a community location on the Southside of Chicago. All survey respondents were AA, age range from 40 to 68, age at cancer diagnosis ranged from 25 to 63. Pre/post survey was conducted to explore impact of the convening on knowledge, priorities and needs of AA female cancer survivors. Results demonstrated that AA female cancer survivors see convening with other survivors and clinician experts as important and missing from current efforts. Results also showed that women with a cancer diagnosis are physically and psychologically challenged in their fight against cancer and face challenges with sexual identities currently unmet by survivorship care plans. Priority areas that emerged included lack of resources, lack of knowledge of providers, and lack of culturally tailored interventions for AA fema |
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ISSN: | 1055-9965 1538-7755 |
DOI: | 10.1158/1538-7755.DISP19-D058 |