Sexuality After Cancer Therapy

Patient fertility and sexual complications have few data available from clinical trials. It is noteworthy that the subject is infrequently discussed in institutional peer reviews/ M&M unless there is a Risk Management overlay.
There is no doubt that radiation and other cancer therapies may significantly affect subsequent aspects of patient sexual health. We rarely discuss these in an academic setting this for several reasons, not the least of which is potential discomfort with the topic. This panel discusses extant PRO and other data for breast, prostate, penile and cervical cancers.

Topics:

  1. Sexuality After ADT for Prostate Cancer
    Brian D. Gonzalez, PhD
  2. Understanding Sexual Health Effects After Radiation for Cervical Cancer 
    Akila N. Viswanathan, MD, MPH, FASTRO
  3. Breast Cancer and Sexuality After Cancer Therapy
    Maryam B. Lustberg, MD, MPH
  4. Sexuality After Cancer Therapy for Penile Cancer
    Irini Yacoub, MD
  5. Q and A
    Peter A.S. Johnstone, MD, FASTRO - Moderator
    Full Panel

This activity is available from June 10, 2025, through 11:59 p.m. Eastern time on June 9, 2027. 

The content was originally presented and recorded at the 2024 ASTRO Annual Meeting.

Target Audience

The activity is designed to meet the interests of medical oncologists, radiation oncologists, surgeons, nurses, physicists, radiation therapists and residents.

Learning Objectives

Upon completion of this activity, participants should be able to:

  • Explain the various unique sexual complications patients suffer after therapies. 
  • Relate how to appropriately implement finding and treating these complications into their radiation oncology follow-up clinics.
Course summary
Available credit: 
  • 1.00 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™

    The American Society for Radiation Oncology (ASTRO) is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education for physicians. ASTRO designates this Enduring material for a maximum of 1.00 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.

  • 1.00 Certificate of Attendance
    This activity was designated for 1.00 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™.
Course opens: 
06/10/2025
Course expires: 
06/09/2027
Cost:
$149.00
Rating: 
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  • Peter A.S. Johnstone, MD, FASTRO, is employed by H. Lee Moffitt Cancer Center and Research Institute.
  • Brian D. Gonzalez, PhD, is employed by H. Lee Moffitt Cancer Center and Research Institute. Dr. Gonzalez receives travel expenses from Elly Health.
  • Maryam B. Lustberg, MD, MPH, is employed by Yale University. Dr. Lustberg receives honoraria, travel expenses and compensation/payment from Novartis, AstraZeneca, Menarini, Gilead and Lilly. Dr. Lustberg receives grant/research funding, honoraria and salary support from Pfizer.  
  • Irini Yacoub, MD, is employed by Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center. 
  • Akila N. Viswanathan, MD, MPH, FASTRO, is employed by Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine. Dr. Viswanathan serves as Editor-in-Chief of Elsevier’s Seminars in Radiation Oncology and also receives textbook royalties from Springer. 

The person(s) above served as the developer(s) of this activity. Additionally, the ASTRO Education Committee had control over the content of this activity. All relevant financial relationships have been mitigated.

Disclosure link: 
ASTRO Education Committee

The American Society for Radiation Oncology (ASTRO) is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME) to provide continuing medical education for physicians.

Available Credit

  • 1.00 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™

    The American Society for Radiation Oncology (ASTRO) is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education for physicians. ASTRO designates this Enduring material for a maximum of 1.00 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.

  • 1.00 Certificate of Attendance
    This activity was designated for 1.00 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™.

Price

Cost:
$149.00
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Course Fees:
ASTRO members must log in to the ASTRO website to view and receive the member rate.

  • Nonmember: $149
  • Member: $99
  • Member-in-Training: $49
  • Student/Graduate Student/PGY-1 Member: $49
  • Postdoctoral Fellow Member: $49

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Policies:
No refunds, extensions, or substitutions will be made for those participants who, for any reason, have not completed the activity by the expiration date. 

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The activity and its materials will only be available on the ASTRO website until June 9, 2027, regardless of purchase date. At the expiration of the activity, participants will no longer have access to the activity or its materials. ASTRO reserves the right to remove an activity before its expiration date. 

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