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April 15-16, 2019 | Frankfurt, Germany
Oncology Nursing and Cancer Care
16
th
International Conference on
Journal of Medical Oncology and Therapeutics | Volume 4
A study of assessment of sexual functioning of patients with colorectal cancers and
their spouses at Tata Memorial Hospital, Mumbai, India
Surekha Stephen Dongerdive
Tata Memorial Hospital, India
C
olorectal cancer (CRC) is a formidable health
problem worldwide. It is the third most
common cancer in men (663000 cases, 10.0% of
all cancer cases) and the second most common
in women (571000 cases, 9.4% of all cancer
cases). Almost 60% of cases are encountered in
developed countries. The number of CRC-related
deaths is estimated to be approximately 608000
worldwide, accounting for 8% of all cancer deaths
and making CRC the fourth most common cause
of death due to cancer. In India, the annual
incidence rates (AARs) for rectal cancer in men
are 4.1 per 100000, respectively. The AAR for
colon cancer in women is 3.9 per 100000. Colon
cancer ranks 8
th
and rectal cancer ranks 9
th
among
men. For women, rectal cancer does not figure
in the top 10 cancers, whereas colon cancer
ranks 9
th
. While the incidence rates of CRC is
much lower in India, the survival rates for CRC are
disproportionately lower. A stoma operation causes
profound changes in a patient’s life because of the
resulting physical damage, disfigurement, loss of
bodily function, impaired or lack of interest in sexual
function/activity. It can change the person’s social
life and make them feel different because they do
not display the characteristics and attributes that
society deems normal, due to their changed body.
It may even lead social isolation and may find it
difficult to understand the implications of a stoma.
The nurse, as a member of the multiprofessional
team, has an important role in the process of
counseling to the person with a stoma, as she
has competence and assistential tools, such as
Systematized Nursing Care, for detecting all the
difficulties in adaptation that these clients may
face in their condition of having stomas, as well
as outlining together actions aimed at minimizing
and overcoming such difficulties.
Speaker Biography
Surekha Stephen Dongerdive has completed her msc Nursing in
Oncology from Tata Memorial Hospital & Research Centre, India in
the year 2018 and her Post Basic bsc Nursing, from Fortis Institute of
Nursing, India in the year 2015. She completed the Diploma in General
Nursing and Midwifery from the College of Nursing, Government
Hospital, India in the year 1996. She worked as an Oncology Nurse in
Tata Memorial Hospital, India and as a senior Oncology nurse in Royal
Hospital, Oman. She also worked as an Oncology Coordinator and Bone
Marrow Transplant Manager in Kokilaben Dhirubhai Ambani, India and
worked for Cancer patient support group and as a Zonal Transplant
Committee member. She is a life member of Oncology Nurses
Association of India and Trained Nurses Association of India.
e:
surekhadongerdive@yahoo.co.in