Sexual health information for men with cancer

Canadian Cancer Society

BC Cancer Agency

Mayo Clinic (US-based)

American Cancer Society (US-based)

OncoLink (US-based)

Macmillan Cancer Support (UK-based)

Men's Health Initiative of BC

• Browse videos at aboutmen.ca (click on Videos)
  or at youtube.com/user/aboutmenshealth/videos.

Cancer Care (US-based)

• Listen online at cancercare.org/connect (click on Listen to Workshops) or on your smartphone / tablet (search for Cancer Care in the Podcasts app).

Prostate Cancer UK

• Browse videos at prostatecanceruk.org/prostate-information/real-life-stories.

Odette Cancer Centre

• Browse videos at sunnybrook.ca/cancereducation (click on My Video learning).

Sexuality and Cancer (Canadian Cancer Society)

• Please go to cancer.ca/publications or drop by the PEARL (T-wing, 1st floor, by main reception) at Odette Cancer Centre to pick one up.

Sexual Health and Radiation Therapy: Guide for Men (Odette Cancer Centre)

• Please ask your Radiation Therapist for a copy or visit the PEARL (T-wing, 1st floor, by main reception) at Odette Cancer Centre to pick one up.

Cancer, Treatment and Erectile Function: A Guide for Men and Their Partners (Odette Cancer Centre)

• Please visit the PEARL (T-wing, 1st floor, by main reception) at Odette Cancer Centre to pick one up.

Man Cancer Sex, Katz A. Hygeia Media, 2010

• Discussion on sexual difficulties that men can face as a result of cancer

Prostate Cancer and the Man You Love: Supporting and Caring for Your Partner, Katz A. Lanham, MD. Rowman & Littlefield, 2012

• Includes both medical information and personal stories from cancer patients and their partners

Sexual health, intimacy & cancer: a guide for men (Your Health Matters, Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre)

• To read the article, please go to health.sunnybrook.ca/cancer/sexual-health-intimacy-cancer-guide-for-men/.

Odette Patient & Family Support

Telephone: 416-480-4623
Location: TG-230 (T-wing, ground floor)
Free services to help you manage your symptoms and side effects of treatment and cancer including those affecting your sexual health.

Canadian Cancer Society

Toll-free: 1.888.939.3333
Website: cancer.ca/support
Email: ccs@cancer.ca
Free services that includes peer support, support groups, online communities, a cancer information telephone line, and the Wheels of Hope Transportation Service.

Cancer Chat Canada

Website: cancerchat.desouzainstitute.com
Professionally-led online support groups for people affected by Cancer.

Fertility Preservation for Men

• Cancer treatment may reduce your sperm quality and quantity or permanently prevent sperm formation or ejaculation.
• Go to mountsinaifertility.com/patient-resources/types-of-treatments/fertility-preservation/ for more information.

Human Papillomavirus (HPV)

HPV is a sexually transmitted infection that can affect various parts of the body including the throat, anus and genitals. Some types of HPV infections can lead to cancer.

• Protection (barrier) methods (for example, condoms), during vaginal, anal and oral sex will decrease your chance of getting HPV or passing it on to a partner
• Please go to cancer.ca or phac-aspc.gc.ca/std-mts/hpv-vph/hpv-vph-man-eng.php to learn more.