Fallowfield, L;
Solis-Trapala, I;
Menon, U;
Langridge, C;
May, S;
Jacobs, I;
Jenkins, V;
(2017)
The effect of ovarian cancer screening on sexual activity and functioning: results from the UK collaborative trial of ovarian cancer screening RCT.
British Journal of Cancer
, 116
(8)
pp. 1111-1117.
10.1038/bjc.2017.72.
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Abstract
BACKGROUND: To examine the impact of multimodal (MMS) and ultrasound (USS) screening on the sexual activity and functioning of 22 966 women in the UK Collaborative Trial of Ovarian Cancer Screening (UKCTOCS) RCT. METHODS: Fallowfield’s Sexual Activity Questionnaire (FSAQ) was completed prior to randomisation, then annually in a random sample (RS) of women from MMS, USS and control groups. Any women in the study who required repeat screening due to unsatisfactory results formed an Events Sample (ES); they completed questionnaires RESULTS: Over time in the RS (n=1339) there was no difference between the MMS and USS groups in sexual activity compared with controls. In the ES there were significant differences between the USS group (n=10 156) and the MMS group (n=12 810). The USS group had lower pleasure scores (mean difference=−0.14, P=0.046). For both groups women who had greater than or equal to2 repeat screens, showed a decrease in mean pleasure scores compared with their annual scores (mean difference=−0.16, P=0.005). Similarly mean pleasure scores decreased following more intensive screens compared with annual screening (mean difference=−0.09, P=0.046). CONCLUSIONS: Ovarian cancer screening did not affect sexual activity and functioning unless a woman had abnormal results and underwent repeated or higher level screening.
| Type: | Article |
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| Title: | The effect of ovarian cancer screening on sexual activity and functioning: results from the UK collaborative trial of ovarian cancer screening RCT |
| Open access status: | An open access version is available from UCL Discovery |
| DOI: | 10.1038/bjc.2017.72 |
| Publisher version: | http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/bjc.2017.72 |
| Language: | English |
| Additional information: | From twelve months after its original publication, this work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-Share Alike 4.0 Unported License. To view a copy of this license, visit http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/4.0/ |
| Keywords: | ovarian cancer screening; sexual activity; Fallowfield’s sexual activity questionnaire; UKCTOCS |
| UCL classification: | UCL UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > School of Life and Medical Sciences UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > School of Life and Medical Sciences > Faculty of Population Health Sciences > Inst of Clinical Trials and Methodology UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > School of Life and Medical Sciences > Faculty of Population Health Sciences > Inst of Clinical Trials and Methodology > MRC Clinical Trials Unit at UCL |
| URI: | https://discovery.ucl.ac.uk/id/eprint/1552830 |
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