ABSTRACT
Winner of the 2023 SSTAR Consumer Book Award!
Woman Cancer Sex, Second Edition, is an accessible and comprehensive resource for women living with and surviving cancer as they navigate specific challenges related to sex and sexuality.
Women who have survived cancer remain sexual beings despite the challenges of cancer treatment, and they often have nowhere to go with their questions and concerns. This text interweaves stories from clinical practice with evidence-based tips and interventions for a range of physical and emotional side effects resulting from cancer and its treatment. Each chapter describes the experience of a woman with a particular kind of cancer and a variety of related problems, including loss of libido, physical pain, body image issues, depression, and struggles communicating with a partner and health care providers.
Written by a leading voice in the field of cancer and sexuality, this book offers essential guidance surrounding questions about sexual health for women diagnosed with cancer. It will also be of use to health care providers including social workers and sex and couple therapists.
TABLE OF CONTENTS
chapter |2 pages
Introduction
part I|13 pages
The Basics
chapter 1|6 pages
Why Sex Matters
chapter 2|5 pages
How Do Things Work?
part II|115 pages
How Cancer Affects Sexuality
chapter 12|9 pages
“I Don’t Have Much Time Left and I Want to Feel Loved”
chapter 13|9 pages
What Happens to the Partner When a Woman Gets Cancer?
part III|32 pages
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