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The sample consisted of 103 patients receiving treatment in an oncology unit of a medical faculty. Data were collected between November 2022 and January 2023 using a personal information form, the Body-Esteem Scale (BES), and the Arizona Sexual Experiences Scale (ASEX).<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Results<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>\n                      The mean age of participants was 54.72\u2009\u00b1\u20099.39\u00a0years. Findings showed that body self-esteem scores were below average (39.06\u2009\u00b1\u200911.97) and mean ASEX scores (18.34\u2009\u00b1\u20096.37) were well above the clinical threshold of 11. Multiple regression analysis showed that there were variables predicting body self-esteem (\n                      <jats:italic>R<\/jats:italic>\n                      <jats:sup>2<\/jats:sup>\n                      \u2009=\u20090.199,\n                      <jats:italic>p<\/jats:italic>\n                      \u2009&lt;\u20090.001). Sexual life was significantly affected by gender, BMI, and cancer stage, and women reported higher levels of dysfunction (\n                      <jats:italic>p<\/jats:italic>\n                      \u2009&lt;\u20090.001). A significant negative correlation was found between the BES \u201cattribution\u201d subscale and total ASEX scores (\n                      <jats:italic>r<\/jats:italic>\n                      \u2009=\u2009\u22120.284,\n                      <jats:italic>p<\/jats:italic>\n                      \u2009=\u20090.004).\n                    <\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Conclusion<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>Cancer treatment and its complications are significant determinants of both body image and sexual health in Turkish patients. This study shows that clinical factors such as cancer-related weight loss, edema, and catheter presence significantly affect body self-esteem, while sexual dysfunction is primarily influenced by gender, BMI, and disease stage. 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