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Sexuality in the Context of Prostate Cancer Narratives

Overview of attention for article published in Qualitative Health Research, July 2012
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Title
Sexuality in the Context of Prostate Cancer Narratives
Published in
Qualitative Health Research, July 2012
DOI 10.1177/1049732312449208
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Kicki Klaeson, Kerstin Sandell, Carina M. Berterö

Abstract

In this study we explored how men diagnosed with prostate cancer experienced their sexuality from a lifeworld perspective. One essential meaning was identified: "having the elixir of life stolen." This essential meaning had four constituents: "something that no longer exists," "the threat to manhood," "intimacy," and "staged manhood." The lifeworld for these men comprised the dynamic interaction between being deprived of their "life's elixir" and their ability to have and experience intimacy. The men were preoccupied with embodied experiences unfamiliar to them. They mourned the loss of sexuality in connection with their new life situation that threatened their identity. Their female partner was a great support, and with her the man could picture himself and at best renegotiate his sexuality. In the future, cancer care should be organized so as to enable all aspects of sexuality to be acknowledged and discussed.

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Geographical breakdown

Country Count As %
United Kingdom 1 2%
Spain 1 2%
United States 1 2%
Canada 1 2%
Unknown 55 93%

Demographic breakdown

Readers by professional status Count As %
Student > Ph. D. Student 10 17%
Student > Bachelor 7 12%
Researcher 6 10%
Student > Master 6 10%
Student > Doctoral Student 5 8%
Other 10 17%
Unknown 15 25%
Readers by discipline Count As %
Psychology 13 22%
Social Sciences 10 17%
Medicine and Dentistry 6 10%
Nursing and Health Professions 4 7%
Agricultural and Biological Sciences 4 7%
Other 5 8%
Unknown 17 29%
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#18,325,190
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Outputs from Qualitative Health Research
#1,560
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#126,376
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Outputs of similar age from Qualitative Health Research
#28
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