All I know is that during radiation I didn't want anyone touching me or hanging on me! What hugs I had in me I gave to my younger girl's. My husband and I have a very solid, loving relationship but it was stone cold for those few months. He slept on the couch and my girl's slept with me, made them feel safer. Our realtionship is back to normal, if not better and more intense then before the big C.
So here is one patient that didn't give one ounce of thought nor worry to the sex life during treatment!

SCC Left Mandible. Jaw replaced with bone from leg. Neck disection, 37 radiation treatments. Recurrence 8-28-07, stage 2, tongue. One third of tongue removed 10-4-07. 5-23-08 chemo started for tumor behind swallowing passage, Our good friend and much loved OCF member Minnie has been lost to the disease (RIP 10-29-08). We will all miss her greatly.