Videos: Addressing Sexuality and Intimacy Concerns for Patients with Cancer

Spirituality and sexual health among cancer survivors


Sex during and after treatment


The role therapists can play in caring for the sexual health and intimacy concerns of patients with cancer and survivors


Special concerns for men about sexual health and intimacy


Counseling patients struggling with body image after cancer treatment


Special concerns about sexual health and intimacy for lesbian women


Problems that affect women with their sexual health and intimacy after cancer treatment 


How providers can help patients address the challenges of communicating about intimacy at the end of life


Discussing some of the most common concerns related to sexuality and intimacy for patients with cancer


Understanding the definition of sex in the context of palliative care


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About Dr. Abrahm

Janet Abrahm, MD is Professor of Medicine at Harvard Medical School. She is among the founders of Palliative Care in the United States and the author of four comprehensive books on supportive and palliative care for patients with cancer. Dr. Abrahm is a former practicing oncologist who created the Palliative Care Service at Dana-Farber Cancer Institute over 20 years’ ago. She is an award-winning clinician and educator and continues to practice palliative care at Dana Farber.

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Dr. Abrahm's Book

Dr. Abrahm is the author of four comprehensive editions 
on supportive and palliative care for patients with cancer, the first published in 2000 and the latest in 2022.

Her extensive work offers oncologists and other oncology and palliative care clinicians a place to turn to find the most up-to-date evidence-based practices, resources, and practical advice on how to care for patients across the full range of issues they will experience during their illness.

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