[The impact of gynaecological cancers on woman's sexuality and her couple].

This article, devoted specifically to gynaecological cancers and their impact on the sexual and marital lives, is a collaboration between the psychologists and onco-gynaecologist within a cancer center. In oncology, gynaecological cancers' treatments involve at the same time anatomical, physiological and functional modifications impacting, in a major way, on the sexual life of women. All the phases of the sexual answer can be touched.

A new laparoscopic method of bowel radio-protection before pelvic chemoradiation of locally advanced cervix cancers.

Background: Chemoradiation therapy (CRT) has become the mainstay of locally advanced cervical carcinomas (LACC). However, the price to pay is a significant rate of both early and late colo-rectal toxicities, which may impact on survivors' quality of life. To reduce the incidence of such complications, we suggest a simple technique of pelvic radioprotection.

[Sexual health for patients suffering from cancer].

Patients suffering from cancer generally see their sex life deteriorate. Their self-image, the way their body is seen and their relationships with others are profoundly changed. Inviting the patient to evoke their difficulties helps them to regain a fulfilling sex life despite the disease.

[What is new in the surgical treatment of pelvic gynecologic cancers?].

General tendency of modern cancerology is the research of adequacy between extent of disease and treatments. This concept is of course valid for gynaecology and we saw these last months the promising results of fertility-sparing surgery: in initial cervical cancers and in ovarian cancer with good prognosis. Actual Studies should define a clear attitude in patient less than 40 with initial endometrial cancer.