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Talking point: sexual intimacy and cancer

Julie Hoole
Posted 26 January 2018 - 12:47

Julie Hoole, psychosexual therapist and winner of last year’s RCNi Excellence in Cancer Research award,  reveals how health professionals can initiate conversations to ‘open the door’ for people who are experiencing sexual or intimacy problems during the course of their treatment. 

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