Cáncer de endometrio: influencia del tratamiento en la calidad de vida y función sexual

Abstract

Objective: To determine the influence of the treatment received, in the quality of life and sexual function of women survivors of endometrial cancer during the period: January 2017 - August 2019. Methods: Prospective, observational, analytical, longitudinal research, in endometrial cancer survivors, to whom the SF-12 health questionnaire and the Female Sexual Function Index were applied, to determine the quality of life and sexual health respectively, before and after treatment. Results: Patients exposed to surgery alone who perceived deterioration in their physical health after treatment was 56.5 %, while in those exposed to surgery plus adjuvant treatment was 97.4 %, in those exposed to neoadjuvant treatment plus surgery was 100.0 % as in those exposed to external radiotherapy only. No patient treated with surgery or external radiotherapy alone perceived deterioration in their mental health after treatment, while the patients undergoing surgery plus adjuvant treatment the percentage was 33.33 % and in those exposed to neoadjuvant treatment plus surgery was 12.50 %. 40 women had sexual dysfunction after treatment, 65.5 % of women undergoing surgery alone, 93.3 % of those undergoing surgery plus adjuvant treatment and 100 % of those exposed to neoadjuvant treatment plus surgery. Conclusion: The prevalence of deterioration of physical health, mental health and sexual dysfunction in women exposed to combined treatments was higher than in those exposed to surgery alone. Key words: Endometrial Cancer, Quality of Life, Sexual Function, Physical Health, Mental Health.