We’re Fine. We Just Don’t Touch Much Anymore. How couples can lose intimacy without losing love There are couples who would tell you, quite sincerely, that their relationship survived cancer remarkably well. They figured things out, got to appointments, made decisions, picked up prescriptions, rearranged work schedules, managed the household, managed the fear, managed each other, and sometimes managed to
Watch: Redefining Intimacy In Cancer Care: Beyond Sexual Function with Claire Rumore Cancer Nation https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sRvAjMXwDZE In this session from Cancer Nation’s 2026 Virtual Summit, we welcome cancer and intimacy educator Claire Rumore. Cancer can change far more than sexual function. It can reshape how we see ourselves, experience our bodies, relate to those we love, and connect with the world
Learning What Feels Good Again Why Sensual Curiosity Often Comes Before Sexual Desire For a while, the body becomes a place where very little happens by accident. You learn to pay attention in ways you probably never expected to. You notice swelling that would have escaped your attention a year earlier. You remember which side the port is on before
When Nothing Feels Like It Used To One of the strangest parts of cancer—whether you’re newly diagnosed, in treatment, or long past the point when others think it’s “over”— is the feeling that something fundamental has shifted, even if you can’t quite name what it is. You may notice it in your body first. Touch feels different. Desire feels distant, muted, or
