Optimizing Sexual Well-Being after Prostate Cancer

Reanne Booker is an oncology and palliative care nurse practitioner with over 20 years’ experience in cancer care. She works with the hematology-oncology team at the Tom Baker Cancer Centre in Calgary. This presentation covers an overview of the potential changes in sexual health and intimacy that can occur after a prostate cancer diagnosis. Strategies and therapeutic options (pharmacological and non-pharmacological) to help manage sexual health concerns and maintain intimacy is shared.