Generally speaking, the onset of the pubertary dynamic signals the end of the latency phase. But what happens in the case of cancer if treatments have a desexualizing effect on the patient? By means of clinical experiences and interviews in a hospital ward for adolescents and young adults, the authors of this article explore the effects of serious illness on ways of emerging from the latency phase and the start of genital reorganization.

Adolescence, 2016, 34, 3, 539-549.