Intimacy and Insight: Sexual Health After Breast Cancer

29/10/2025 10 min

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Intimacy and Insight: Sexual Health After Breast CancerSexual health after breast cancer is a topic too often left in the shadows - yet it profoundly affects quality of life both during and post-diagnosis. In this episode, Dr Belinda Yeo and Dr Virginia Baird open the conversation, sharing insights into how we can better support patients navigating intimacy, identity, and well-being after breast cancer treatment.In this episode, we sit down with Belinda and Virginia to discuss:(0:50) Why sexual health is such an important, but often overlooked, component of breast cancer care.(1:23) The most commonly identified sexual health issues that patients face.(07:20) The changes that need to happen within clinical practice to better support breast cancer patients.Tune in for a deep dive into this important research. ⁠⁠⁠Donate to Support Life-Saving Research⁠⁠⁠.Like this episode? ⁠⁠⁠Find more Breast Cancer Trials Podcast Episodes here⁠⁠⁠Follow Breast Cancer Trials on Social Media: - Instagram:⁠ ⁠⁠@breastcancertrials⁠⁠⁠  - Facebook:⁠ ⁠⁠Breast Cancer Trials⁠⁠⁠ - LinkedIn: ⁠⁠⁠Breast Cancer Trials⁠⁠⁠ - X: ⁠⁠⁠@BCTrialsANZ⁠⁠⁠Guests: Medical Oncologist Belinda Yeo, and Breast Clinician Virginia Baird.Thank you for listening! If you found this episode valuable, please share it with your loved ones and help spread awareness about breast cancer and sexual health. If you were interested in learning more listen to our online Q&A event, moderated by Author and Journalist Annabel Crabb, on Breast Cancer and Sex.