Intimacy After Diagnosis: Navigating Sexual Health Conversations and Disparities Among Cancer Survivors

Tolulope Ilori, Katherine Gerber, Sara Burke, Ayako Shimada, Ayesha Ali, Stacy Loeb, Li Yutong, Melissa Lazar, Norman G. Rosenblum, Pramila R. Anne, Nicole L. Simone, Department of Radiation Oncology, Sidney Kimmel Medical College , Cancer Center at Thomas Jefferson University, Department of Biostatistics and Bioinformatics, Sidney Kimmel Medical College , Cancer Center at Thomas Jefferson University, Department of Urology and Population Health, New York University Grossman School of Medicine, New York, Department of Surgery , Manhattan Veterans Affairs, New York, Department of Surgery, Sidney Kimmel Medical College , Cancer Center at Thomas Jefferson University, Department of Gynecologic Oncology, Sidney Kimmel Medical College , Cancer Center at Thomas Jefferson University

American Journal of Hospice and Palliative Medicine®

Published online on February 14, 2026

Abstract

American Journal of Hospice and Palliative Medicine®, Ahead of Print.
ObjectiveWe designed a survey to determine the prevalence of sexual dysfunction among cancer patients and to understand the gaps in provider-patient communication.MethodsAn IRB-approved 36-item survey was distributed through the Jefferson Recruitment ...