Personal relationships
Sometimes the physical and emotional effect of cancer and it's treatments can affect personal and sexual relationships.
Your doctors or nurses should be able to discuss any problems or worries you may have. If it is difficult to talk to them, you can ask for help from a trained counsellor, psychologist or therapist who can talk to you privately.
You may
also find out more about how to cope with problems caused by a
particular cancer by visiting the relevant Cancer type section of this
website.
You may also receive practical advice and help from support groups in your area. It is also important that partners, family and friends get the help and support they need. There are groups, organisations and publications available that can help. You could also visit our forum.
Link:Counselling Directory
Produced by:Counselling Directory
You can search for a counsellor or psychotherapist near you as well as find out more about the different types of counselling available using the counselling directory.
Link:Effects of cancer on sexuality
Produced by:Macmillan Cancer Support
This section of the Macmillan Cancer Support website will help you to find out more about sexuality and cancer.
Link:Institute of family therapy
Produced by:Institute of Family Therapy
The institute of family therapy offers family group counselling for many issues including problems arising out of illness and disability and coping with the effects of stress on relationships. Counselling is provided on a sliding scale of fees.
Link:Intimacy and sexuality for cancer patients and their partners
Produced by:Sexual Dysfunction Association
This booklet has been written to help readers to understand sexual difficulties after cancer and to begin to think about ways of overcoming them.
Link:Radiotherapy Sex and fertility for men
Produced by:CancerHelp UK
This page tells you about how radiotherapy can affect a mans sex life and fertility. There is information about: Possible problems with sex, fertility after radiotherapy and sperm banking
Link:Radiotherapy Sex and fertility for women
Produced by:CancerHelp UK
This page tells you about the effects of radiotherapy on a woman's fertility and sex life.
Link:Relate
Produced by:Relate
Relate is a relationship counselling organisation, helping people to work through relationship difficulties.
Link:Riprap
Produced by:RipRap
This site is developed especially for 12-16 year olds who have a parent with cancer. In riprap, you can learn more about cancer and its treatment and through individual stories you can see how this might affect you and your family.
Link:Sex fertility and cancer drugs
Produced by:CancerHelp UK
This page tells you about how cancer drugs may affect your sex life and fertility (your ability to have children).
Link:Sex sexuality and cancer
Produced by:CancerHelp UK
This section tells you about sex and sexuality and how it can be affected when you have cancer.
Page last edited: 24 October 2011
