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Dr. Anne Katz: Navigating Relationships after Childhood Cancer

Posted on April 16, 2015 by Kelly Zorzi

 

Childhood cancer treatment can have a variety of side effects for patients, including sexual dysfunction, reproductive issues and sexual problems that may last for only a few months or persist for years. It can become even more difficult for the survivor when these problems begin to involve others and they need to communicate these side effects to their partners. People respond very differently and often unexpectedly when they learn someone they care about once had cancer. How much do you share, and when should you begin speaking about the experience?

Dr. Katz explains that when looking for support or advice, it might seem easy to turn to the internet but due to the complicated and often individual nature of the issues, it requires a discerning mind to sift through and find relevant information. What she recommends as helpful, is a conversation with a nurse, social worker or a counsellor who is more familiar with individual patients and has experience dealing with concerns like these.

Anne Katz, PhD, RN is a Clinical Nurse Specialist & AASECT Certified Sexuality Counsellor with Cancer Care Manitoba. She spoke at POGO’s 2013 Survivor Conference: Life after Childhood Cancer where she presented these and other ideas.

Straight Talk about Childhood Cancer is POGO’s new series of video shorts featuring the insights of experts whose leading-edge work impacts the care, treatment and quality of life of childhood cancer patients, survivors and their families.

Posted in Straight Talk Videos | Tagged 2013 Survivor Conference, Anne Katz, body image, childhood cancer survivors, late effects, relationships, self esteem, sex, sexual function, sexual self, sexuality, Straight Talk

Workshop C – ‘How did you get that scar?’… and other Socially Uncomfortable Moments of Being a Cancer Survivor

Posted on January 15, 2014 by admin


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Presentation Description: 
So you’ve survived childhood cancer and you have some of the cold hard facts from doctors about what may be next for your health. But what about those socially awkward conversations and situations you may encounter as a survivor that aren’t in the medical books? Lead by two childhood cancer survivors, this workshop explored those socially awkward, embarrassing, difficult and sometimes funny questions and conversations, from responding to “How’d you get that scar?” to telling a new dating partner about your unknown fertility status.

Speakers: 
Vanessa Pastoric, BHSc, CCLS
Certified Child Life Specialist
Grand River Hospital, Kitchener

Natalie Wilson, MA, CCLS                                                                                                                                                   Coordinator and Facilitator
Young Carers Program of Hospice Toronto

 

Posted in 2013 Survivor Conference, Education for Survivors | Tagged body image, cancer, disclosure, relationships, self esteem, survivorship

The Sexual Self after Cancer: Body Image, Self-Esteem and Sexuality

Posted on September 4, 2012 by admin

Presentation Description: This presentation discussed the role of body image and self esteem in healthy psychosocial development and overall happiness of one’s sexual self. For childhood cancer survivors these components can play a more complicated role. Some survivors struggle with body image and low self-esteem, whilst others feel that their self-esteem and body image are even stronger than their peers. This presentation included strategies on how to improve one’s sexual self.

Speaker:          Sage Bolte, PhD, LCSW, OSW-C

                           Oncology Counsellor

                           INOVA Cancer Services, Fairfax, Virgina

 

Posted in 2011 Survivor Conference, Education for Survivors | Tagged body image, self esteem, sexual self, sexuality

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