[Sexuality after breast cancer is not a taboo].

Local and systemic treatments have significantly improved the prognosis of patients with breast cancer. The diagnosis of the disease and its sometimes long-lasting treatments can, however, impair the sexual life of patients. This contributes to a deterioration of their quality of life and can also lead to an alteration of their therapeutic adhesion and therefore of their prognosis.

Distress and body image disturbances in women with breast cancer in the immediate postsurgical period: The influence of attachment insecurity.

The aim of this study was to assess, in the immediate postsurgical period, the influence of attachment avoidance and anxiety on distress and body image disturbances in women facing breast cancer. Seventy-five women participated in the study 3 weeks after surgery. Questionnaires were used to assess study variables.