Targeting the Psychosexual Challenges Faced by Couples with Breast Cancer: Can Couples Group Psychotherapy Help?

Luciana Lagana^1*, Patricia Fobair² and David Spiegel²

¹Department of Psychology, California State university Northridge, California, USA

²Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, Stanford University School of Medicine, USA

^*Corresponding Author: Luciana Lagana, Department of Psychology, California State university Northridge, 18111 Nordhoff Street, Northridge, 91330, California, USA, Tel: 818-677-3868 Email:

Keywords: Cancer; Breast cancer; Group psychotherapy; Sexual problems; Sexual dysfunction; Psychotherapeutic techniques; Intimacy; Couple relations; Sex therapy; Group therapy; Couples therapy

Introduction