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Cancer is a major public health problem worldwide. Calculating for North-Western Europe, the percentage of cancer in the adult population, for all stages combined (diagnosis through survival), is estimated at 4.4 %. From the perspective of sexuality and intimacy, the partners share much of the damage and disturbance; adding them, approximately 7 % of the adult population is directly involved.
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Reisman, Y., Gianotten, W.L. (2017). The Value of Paying Attention. In: Reisman, Y., Gianotten, W. (eds) Cancer, Intimacy and Sexuality. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-43193-2_3
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