Abstract
Objective: To describe the effects that breast cancer has on women's sexual health and the impact on women's quality of life, according to their physiological and psychological aspects. Methods: Integrative Literature Review, whose articles were searched in the SCIELO, MEDLINE AND LILACS databases. The inclusion criteria were full and free scientific articles published between 2000 and 2020, in Portuguese and English, and the exclusion criteria were articles unrelated to the topic. Results: The literature shows a clear and direct relationship of the negative impacts that breast cancer has on women's health, showing a reduced libido, dyspareunia, anorgasmia, vaginal dryness and anxiety or depression. Total mastectomy also represents another worsening factor, drastically affecting female sexual well-being and health, in addition to causing sequelae in body self-image. Thus, the results obtained demonstrate that dysfunction in women's sexuality is one of the main side effects in most cases, significantly compromising the health of patients, especially in the post-surgical period. Final considerations: It is concluded that breast cancer can severely affect patients' sexuality, generating negative outcomes according to the treatment adopted. For this reason, it is important to prevent the possible side effects of the disease and to provide a support network for women affected.