How this Australian couple navigates sex and intimacy after cancer

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How this Australian couple navigates sex and intimacy after cancer
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When John and Wilma tried to reconnect physically after surviving cancer they say it took some experimentation.

"Just hearing the words, 'You have cancer', irrevocably changes how you feel about your body and self-esteem," she said.

"I often hear from the cancer community that they long to be touched, but also share reciprocal love and kindness with someone you've known for a long time," she said."This looks like working on the inner critic that says, 'What if I'm no good at sex, what if I disappoint my partner?,'' she said.Sexologist Tori Bellentina said that often, cancer patient's concerns about sex and intimacy were often brushed over after cancer treatment.

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