More Than The Physical Act: Sexuality Issues In Oncology - Podcast

Main Category: Cancer / Oncology
Also Included In: Sexual Health / STDs
Article Date: 31 Oct 2008 - 2:00 PDT

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Discussing sexuality with cancer patients undergoing chemotherapy transcends the physical act: issues of body image; fertility; relationships and self esteem arise. In this week's podcast, Michael Bouwman discusses with Marie Lavin the effect that Chemotherapy has on a patient's sexuality and health care responses to this issue. Obstacles discovered in addressing sexuality with patients included: minimal to no education in that area, cultural issues and access to private physical environment. A workshop module is outlined as a method of increasing awareness and training to address issues of sexuality within an oncology setting.

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IPP-SHR is a collaborative initiative jointly funded by the National Health and Medical Research Council and CQUniversity. The primary aim of this international program in research is to examine and document the human experience of serious illness (both physical and mental). IPP-SHR is a broad program addressing a wide range of topic areas including: haematology/oncology; mental health; palliative care; acute medicine; bioethics; rural and remote health; Indigenous health; spirituality; paediatrics; birth studies; and service delivery evaluation.

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