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Sex after breast cancer

The Ultimate Guide to Intimacy and Sex After Breast Cancer

Breast cancer doesn’t just change your body—it reshapes your relationship with yourself, your partner, and your sense of sexuality. Breast cancer survivors often navigate a complicated terrain of scars, fear, fatigue, and hormonal upheaval. But intimacy is still possible. So is joy, connection, pleasure, and desire. In this comprehensive guide, we explore how survivors and …

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Are those diagnosed with breast cancer at a greater risk for domestic violence and intimate partner abuse? 

Breast cancer and domestic violence share more than an awareness month (October) in common. Research shows that there is a correlation between those diagnosed with the disease and rates of intimate partner abuse and violence.  This is a tricky, delicate and important topic. I am not an expert in domestic violence and I am fortunate …

Sex and intimacy

Sex and Intimacy After Breast Cancer

As more women survive early-stage breast cancer, we increase the number of people facing the aftermath and long-term effects of treatment. For some, it’s organ damage from chemo, burns from radiation, hair loss, neuropathy – so many things to manage. For young women with hormone-positive breast cancer, the fallout of early menopause can be devastating …

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