More information from your American Cancer Society
This related information may also be helpful to you. Free copies may be ordered from our toll-free number, 1-800-227-2345, or you can read them online at www.cancer.org.
Sexuality for the Woman With Cancer (also available in Spanish)
A Message of Hope: Coping With Cancer in Everyday Life (also available in Spanish)
Anxiety, Fear, and Depression (also available in Spanish)
Fertility and Cancer: What Are My Options?
Breast Reconstruction After Mastectomy (also available in Spanish)
HIV Infection and AIDS (also available in Spanish)
Pain Control: A Guide for Those With Cancer and Their Loved Ones (also available in Spanish)
Understanding Chemotherapy: A Guide for Patients and Families (also available in Spanish)
Understanding Radiation Therapy: A Guide for Patients and Families (also available in Spanish)
Surgery (also available in Spanish)
Colostomy: A Guide (also available in Spanish)
Books
The following books are available from the American Cancer Society. Call us at 1-800-227-2345 to ask about costs or to place your order.
Chemo & Me: My Hair Loss Experience
Couples Confronting Cancer: Keeping Your Relationship Strong
Crossing Divides: A Couple’s Story of Cancer, Hope, and Hiking in Montana’s Continental Divide
What Helped Me Get Through: Cancer Survivors Share Wisdom and Hope
National organizations and Web sites*
American Association of Sexuality Educators, Counselors and Therapists (AASECT)
Toll-free number: 1-804-752-0026
Web site: www.aasect.org
The Web site has a listing of AASECT-certified counselors and/or therapists
American Social Health Association (ASHA)
Telephone number: 919-361-8400
Telephone number for STI (sexually transmitted infections) Resource Center: 919-361-8488
Web site: www.ashastd.org
Web site on teen sexual health: www.iwannaknow.org
Web site on teen sexual health in Spanish: www.quierosaber.org
For information and print materials on sexually transmitted infections and how to prevent and treat them
American Society for Reproductive Medicine (ASRM)
Telephone number: 205-978-5000
Web site: www.asrm.org
For fact sheets and booklets about adoption, genetic screening for birth defects, infertility, in vitro fertilization, sexual dysfunction, reproduction information for cancer patients, and other topics related to reproduction
Fertile Hope
Toll-free number: 1-888-994-4673 (1-888-994-HOPE)
Web site: www.fertilehope.org
Offers reproductive information, support, and hope to cancer patients whose medical treatments present the risk of infertility. Programs include: information on fertility risks and options for patients; financial aid for newly diagnosed cancer patients wishing to preserve their fertility through egg freezing, embryo freezing or sperm banking (must meet eligibility criteria); referrals to doctors who specialize in fertility; and information on current research studies and trials
Foundation for Women’s Cancer (formerly Gynecologic Cancer Foundation)
Toll-free number: 1-800-444-4441
Web site: www.foundationforwomenscancer
Has free information about how to prevent, detect, and treat gyn cancer and the publication, “Renewing Intimacy After Gynecologic Cancer.” The Women’s Cancer Network Web site, www.wcn.org, also has a “survivor section” with articles on fertility, sexuality, and quality of life, and is aimed at creating an online community for women with cancer.
The International Association of Laryngectomees (IAL)
Toll-free number: 1-866-425-3678 (1-866-IAL-FORU)
Web site: www.theial.com
Offers programs to learn to manage a laryngectomy; a directory of vendors for laryngectomy supplies, including communication devices, stoma covers, “neck breather” bracelets and more; laryngectomee clubs in more than 11 countries (Internet clubs also available); a registry of alaryngeal (post-laryngectomy) speech instructors; newsletters; and educational materials
United Ostomy Associations of America, Inc. (UOAA)
Toll-free number: 1-800-826-0826
Web site: www.uoaa.org
Provides information, online support groups, discussion boards, and conferences to people with intestinal or urinary diversions (ostomies)
WebWhispers Nu-Voice Club (for people with cancer of the larynx)
Telephone number: 301-588-2352
Web site: www.webwhispers.org
For information about larynx cancer treatments, surgery, recovery, and what life is like after a laryngectomy. Also has a complete listing of laryngectomee suppliers, an online newsletter, and online support groups and discussion boards
Health care resources for women who have sex with women*
Brownworth VA (ed.). Coming out of Cancer: Writings from the Lesbian Cancer Epidemic. Seattle, WA: Seal Press, 2000.
Gay and Lesbian Medical Association
Web site: www.glma.org
Has an online Provider Directory, which allows you to search for doctors, specialists, therapists, dentists, and other health professionals nearby; fact sheets just for gay, lesbian, and transgender persons; and information on transgender health resources
Mautner Project: The National Lesbian Health Organization
Telephone number: 202-332-5536
Web site: www.mautnerproject.org
Offers cancer-related information; support services; and nationwide referrals to culturally-competent, lesbian-sensitive professional services (lawyers, physicians, therapists, etc.)
Other reading materials*
Books on sexuality for women
Barbach, Lonnie. For Yourself: The Fulfillment of Female Sexuality. New York: Signet, 2000. (Self-help guide for women having trouble reaching orgasm.)
Boston Women’s Health Book Collective. Our Bodies, Ourselves: A new edition for a new era. New York: Simon &Schuster, 2005. (Women’s health in general, including sexuality.)
Cutler, Winnifred, and Celso-Ramón Garcia. Menopause: A Guide for Women and Those Who Love Them. New York: Norton, 1993.
Heiman, Julia, and Joseph LoPiccolo. Becoming Orgasmic: A Sexual and Personal Growth Program for Women. New York: Prentice Hall, 1988. (Women’s sexuality.)
Schover, Leslie R. Sexuality and Fertility After Cancer. New York: John Wiley & Sons, Inc., 1997.
No matter who you are, we can help. Contact us any time, day or night, for information and support. Call us at 1-800-227-2345 or visit www.cancer.org.
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