AfterThoughts

AfterThoughts: Intimacy & Cancer

Episode Summary

Every day 34 people in their 20s and 30s are diagnosed with cancer. AfterThoughts explores some of their stories. But teenagers are diagnosed too. Seven people aged 13-24 are diagnosed every day. And that brings with it a whole host of other challenges. These are their stories. This is AfterThoughts. Supported by Trekstock and Alike. We're back to shine a light on some of the themes that came up in Series Five with our very special Shortcasts.

Episode Notes

AfterThoughts was created to make visible some of the invisible cancer stories from within the young cancer community.

It's another shortcast and we're looking at some of the most intimate stories there are. Sex and cancer. And you can't talk about sex and cancer without talking about fertility and cancer. Krista, Nat, Reielle and Jay share their stories about sex, fertility, relationships and so much more. 

For more information about intimacy and cancer, check out:

Sex and Cancer - Trekstock

LGBTQ+ Sex and Cancer - Trekstock & Live Through This

Live Through This

Sex with Cancer

Fertility and Chemotherapy - CRUK

Fertility in women - Macmillan

Fertility in men - Macmillan

 

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AfterThoughts is supported by Trekstock and Alike. Trekstock gets young adults moving again, physically, emotionally, socially and psychologically, after cancer has stopped them in their tracks. Alike is a game-changing peer support platform because living with cancer can be lonely. Speak to others who have been there, done that, and worn the unflattering hospital gown.

As ever, AfterThoughts deals with some conversations you may find tricky to listen to. If you need any further support, please don't hesitate to get in touch with our friends at Trekstock or find peer support on the Alike app.

AfterThoughts is produced by Toby Peach and Alice-May Purkiss from Beyond Arts. Sounds by Kieron Lucas and Dinah Mullen