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Cancer itself and its treatments can result in physical and/or psychological adverse events which include disorders of sexual health. Both clinicians and patients are reluctant to talk about sexual issues, body image or intimacy between partners. Barriers from the clinician's perspective include feeling inadequately trained, lack of time or privacy. On the patients' side, embarrassment or belief that their sexual health are an untreatable complication of their disease and its treatment are the main barriers. Concerned by this problematic, a multidisciplinary group was created to address the question of sexual health in cancer patients and to set up a specialized training for the clinicians, with the overall goal to integrate this field in the standard management of cancer patients., Competing Interests: Les auteurs ne déclarent aucun conflit d’intérêt en relation avec cet article.

Cancer affects sexual function, sexual health and relationships as well as mental health and quality of life. Due to the importance of sexual health for each individual and in order to ensure optimal and quality care, we have assessed the demand for sexual health and advise not only among cancer patients but also among professionals in this area and nursing staff. The results showed that sexuality was important both for patients and caregivers. Also we did find out that carers want to create a better professional network with the aim of redirecting patients to specialists according to their specific needs. Carers have also expressed a desire to have relevant training in sexology and sexual health to achieve this., Competing Interests: Les auteurs n’ont déclaré aucun conflit d’intérêts en relation avec cet article.