Why don ’t we mention “impact on intimacy” when we ask patients to give consent for treatment of oral cancer?

About a third of patients, usually younger rather than older, have reported serious concerns that sexual interest or enjoyment will be diminished after treatment of head and neck cancer.1 Ironically, as oncogenic variants of the human papillomavirus become more common, younger patients are more likely to be affected.2 (Source: The British Journal of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery)

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