Intimacy after Cancer Resource List For the Patient

Books

American Cancer Society. Sexuality and Cancer: For the Woman Who Has Cancer and Her Partner.  American Cancer Society, 2004.

Buckmann, Robert, M.D. What You Really Need to Know about Cancer: A Comprehensive Guide for Patients and Their Families. Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press, 1997.

Fincannon, Joy L., R.N., M.S. and Katherine V. Bruss, PsyD. Couples Confronting Cancer: Keeping Your Relationship Strong. American Cancer Society: Atlanta, GA, 2003.

Kaufmann, Miriam, M.D. and Cory Silverberg and Fran Odette. The Ultimate Guide to Sex and Disability.  San Francisco, CA: Cleis Press, 2003.

Link, John, M.D. and Cynthia Forsthoff, M.D. and James Waisman, M.D. The Breast Cancer Survival Manual: A Step-by-Step Guide for the Woman with Newly Diagnosed Breast Cancer. New York: Henry Holt and Co., 2000.

Silver, Marc. Breast Cancer Husband: How to Help Your Wife (and Yourself) Through Diagnosis, Treatment, and Beyond. U.S.A.: Holtzbrinck Publishers, 2004.

Weiss, Marisa, M.D. and Ellen Weiss. Living Beyond Breast Cancer. New York: Three Rivers Press, 2000.

General Health Information.  The Boston Women’s Health Book Collective. Our Bodies, Ourselves. New York: Simon & Schuster, 2005.

Glazer, Howard I., PhD and Gae Rodke, M.D., FACOG. The Vulvodynia Survival Guide: How to Overcome Painful Vaginal Symptoms and Enjoy an Active Lifestyle. Oakland, CA: New Harbinger Publications, Inc., 2002.

Heiman, Julia R., PhD and Joseph Lopiccolo, PhD. Becoming Orgasmic: A Sexual and Personal Growth Program for Women. New York: Prentice Hall Press, 1988.

Strong, Bryan, Christine DeVault, Barbara W. Sayad, and William L. Yarber. Human Sexuality: Diversity in Contemporary America. 5th Ed. New York: McGraw Hill, 2005.

Websites/Organizations

  • American Association for Marriage and Family Therapy www.aamft.org
  • The American Association of Sexuality Educators, Counselors and Therapists www.aasect.org
  • Pure Romance, Inc.  161 Commerce Boulevard; Loveland, OH 45140   Sensuality, Sexuality, Survival www.pureromance.com/sss Phone: (513) 697-5922 Fax: (513) 248-8720

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