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Cancer and your sex life

Booklet
Published: 01 Mar 2024
Next review: 01 Mar 2027
Edition: 2
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This booklet is about sex and cancer. It explains how cancer and its treatment may affect your sex life.  This booklet is for anyone who needs information before, during or after cancer treatment.

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Published: 01 Mar 2024
Next review: 01 Mar 2027
Edition: 2

This booklet is about sex and cancer. It explains how cancer and its treatment may affect your sex life.  This booklet is for anyone who needs information before, during or after cancer treatment.

About this booklet

This booklet is about how cancer and its treatment can affect your sex life. It is for anyone who needs information before, during or after cancer treatment. You do not have to be in a relationship or having sex to have questions or need support. We hope you find this information useful, whatever your circumstances, sexual orientation or gender. 

 

The booklet explains:

 

- how your sex life may be affected by cancer and its treatment

- how to get support and treatment that can help. 

 

View our online information about cancer and sex.

 

We want everyone affected by cancer to feel our information is written for them. To do this we use plain English and we try to make it accessible and relevant to the widest range of people. Read more about how we produce our information.

 

Tag: LIFST, CREL

 

How we can help

Macmillan Support Line
The Macmillan Support Line is a free and confidential phone service for people living and affected by cancer. If you need to talk, we'll listen. 

 

Financial guidance
Financial issues can cause worry when someone becomes ill. You may be able to claim benefits to help you in your situation. You may also be able to get financial assistance from other organisations.
Welfare rights advice and tools

There are lots of benefits that could help you after a cancer diagnosis, but the system can be confusing. Our Welfare Rights Advisors are here to help.