Tag Archive: sexuality

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Cancer And Sex: 6 Questions You’re Too Embarrassed To Ask

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The topic of cancer and sex is something I’ve neglected on this blog. I guess I am prudish when it comes to talking about it. Cancer can have a big effect on your sex… Continue reading →

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Weekly Round Up

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Time for this week’s round-up of the best of the blog posts which I’ve read over the past week. These are the posts that have moved me, taught me something, inspired me, and which… Continue reading →

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Intimacy after cancer

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I wrote yesterday on the subject of body image and how we perceive ourselves in a seemingly image obsessed world. Once a woman has been treated for cancer, she may develop a negative body… Continue reading →

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Reclaiming intimacy after cancer

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A few days ago I wrote a piece on dating after cancer, which touched on the issues of body image and intimacy. Now experts at The University of Texas M. D. Anderson Cancer… Continue reading →

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Patients’ fear should be strongly considered when counseling women at high risk for breast cancer

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Women at increased risk for breast cancer because of the genetic BRCA mutations are more likely to think a prophylactic mastectomy is the best way to reduce their risk for the disease, compared… Continue reading →