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Sexuality and Cancer Information Guide

The purpose of this information guide is to direct patients and health care professionals to sources of information on cancer and related topics, it does not constitute an endorsement of the information contained in the resources. This list is not meant to be comprehensive, but rather to provide starting points for Information seeking. All listed materials can be found at the Patient Education Resource Center of the University of Michigan Comprehensive Cancer Center in room B1-361.

updated 12/2010

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Brochures

American Cancer Society:

• "Sexuality and Cancer: For the Woman who has Cancer and Her Partner"
• "Sexuality and Cancer: For the Man who has Cancer and His Partner".

National Cancer Institute: "Sexuality and Reproductive Issues"

Audiovisual Resources

Macmillan Cancer Support - Videos on Sex, Relationships, and Cancer

• Access the Macmillan Cancer Support website at: www.macmillan.org.uk/sex
• Click on "Watch our Videos on Sex and Cancer"

Books

Alterowitcz, Ralph; Alterowitz, Barbara. Intimacy with Impotence: The Couple's Guide to Better Sex after Prostate Disease. Cambridge, MA: Da Capo Lifelong Books, 2004.

Ellsworth, Pamela. One Hundred Questions & Answers about Erectile Dysfunction. 2nd ed. Sudbury, MA: Jones and Bartlett Publishers, 2008.

Katz, Anne. Man Cancer Sex. Pittsburgh, PA: Hygeia Media, 2010.

Katz, Anne. Women Cancer Sex. Pittsburgh, Pa.: Hygeia Media, 2009.

Maisano, Gina M. Intimacy After Breast Cancer: Dealing with Your Body, Relationships, and Sex. Garden City Park, NY: Square One Publishers, 2010.

Web Resources

Macmillan Cancer Support - Sexuality and Cancer

• Access the Macmillan Cancer Support website at: www.macmillan.org.uk
• Click on "Cancer Information"
• Select "Living with and After Cancer"
• Under "Relationships & Communication" Select "You & Your Partner"
• Select "Sexuality"

American Cancer Society - Sexuality and Fertility Topics

• Access the American Cancer Society website at: www.cancer.org
• Click on "Treatments and Side Effects"
• Scroll down and click on "Physical Side Effects
• Select a topic from the list

American Society of Clinical Oncology - Sexual & Reproductive Health

• Access the American Society of Clinical Oncology website at: cancer.net
• Click on "Coping"
• Click on "Emotional and Physical Matters"
• Click on "Sexual and Reproductive Health

ChemoCare.com - Sexuality and Chemotherapy

• Access the ChemoCare.com website at: ChemoCare.com
• Click on "Managing Side Effects"
• Scroll down and click on "Sexuality"

LiveStrong.

• Access the LiveStrong website at: www.livestrong.org
• Click on "Diseases & Health Conditions"
• Click on"Cancer Information"
• Click on "Cancer Treatment"
• Click on Cancer Side Effects
• Select "Female Sexual Dysfunction" and/or "Male Sexual Dysfunction"

 

This document is not intended to take the place of the care and attention of your personal physician or other professional medical services. Our aim is to promote active participation in your care and treatment by providing information and education. Questions about individual health concerns or specific treatment options should be discussed with your physician.

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This article first appeared in the Spring, 2001 issue of PROGRESS