Announcement: Sexual health in cancer and chronic illness care remains overlooked despite impact on wellbeing

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Prof. Giorgi Pkhakadze, MD, MPH, PhD
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Healthcare provider discussing sexual health with patient as part of whole-person cancer care
Cancer and chronic illness treatments damage sexual function, yet healthcare providers systematically avoid addressing this concern due to training gaps and societal taboo. A comprehensive Nature review advocates for biopsychosocial integration of sexual health screening and specialist referral into routine oncology and chronic disease care. — Photo by Angiola Harry on Unsplash (Unsplash License)
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Cancer and chronic illness treatments damage sexual function—yet most healthcare providers never ask. A new Nature Reviews Disease Primers analysis shows sexual health is systematically under-addressed in care due to clinician training gaps and societal taboo. Biopsychosocial integration into routine screening and specialist referral is both evidence-based and clinically necessary. Read the full analysis.

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MD, MPH, PhD. Editor-in-Chief, Georgian Medical Journal (GMJ). Professor and Head, School of Public Health, David Tvildiani Medical University (DTMU), Tbilisi, Georgia. Chair, Public Health Institute of Georgia (PHIG). President, Accréditation Sans Frontières (ASF), Paris. Secretary/Treasurer, UEMS Section of Public Health. WHO Consultant, Health and Migration, Geneva. Former Member, UN Secretary-General's Independent Accountability Panel for Every Woman, Every Child, Every Adolescent (IAP-EWEC, 2016–2021). ORCID: 0000-0001-7609-4515.

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