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Living with Cancer-Related Sexuality Changes

As cancer survival rates increase, more attention is being paid to quality-of-life issues such as sexuality.   Initially you may be concerned about lifestyle changes or limitations from cancer and do not focus on sexuality issues until you are resuming your life.  Treatments and/or the disease itself can cause changes in sexuality, but health care providers…

Psychological Challenges of Surviving Cancer

About 11 million Americans alive today — one in 30 people — are either currently undergoing treatment for cancer or have done so in the past. The National Cancer Institute considers all to be cancer survivors. Many would attest that cancer is not only life-threatening, but also life-altering.Cancer and its treatment sometimes leave scars and…