Is sexuality something cancer survivors tend to be nervous or uncertain about?
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January 2008
Q. Is sexuality something cancer survivors tend to be nervous or uncertain about?
A. Over the years we’ve seen greater expectations among survivors for a very high quality of life, and one of the things they’re interested in is their sex life. That’s a healthy sign. It says that people who have been diagnosed with cancer expect to be a whole person again. Sexuality is the kind of thing that patients can and should ask their gynecologist or urologist about.
Guest Expert: Mary McCabe, RN, MA, Director of the Cancer Survivorship Program at Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center in New York City, answers questions about the concerns and challenges people face after completing cancer treatment.
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