Abstract:

Symptoms experienced as a result of gynecological cancers and applied chemotherapy, radiotherapy and surgical treatments is perceived as a threat by the female to body image, sexual identity and reproductive. Therefore, women's and family may show complex emotional and behavioral responses at all stages of the disease such as diagnosis, treatment, recurrence after treatment and palliative periods. The diagnosis of gynecological cancer in women causes unrelated to sexual activity of women, inability to reach orgasm, perception of femininity, reproductive ability, body image and negative effects on social interaction. Also disrupted the social roles leads to prevention of the individual, anxiety, worry and experience a sense of uncertainty. Psychological disorders are often overlooked in the daily process of Oncology. In this process, patients and their families needs to support for increase the quality of life. Psychosocial treatment and care develops coping skills of patients and their families and it increases their adaptation to illness. Therefore, in order to provide optimal care nurses must take into account the patient's psycho-social care needs.

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