Why I Wrote the Book “Sex and Cancer”
CU Gynecologic Oncology’s Dr. Saketh Guntupalli discusses the patient that inspired him to write the groundbreaking cancer book “Sex and Cancer.”
Dr. Saketh Guntupalli is vice-chair for clinical affairs, quality and improvement in the department of obstetrics and gynecology at the University of Colorado School of Medicine. Board certified in gynecologic oncology and obstetrics/gynecology, he is the recipient of two large grants to examine sexual dysfunction in women with cancer, as well as post-operative quality outcomes.
Drawing on real patient cases, extensive research on sexual dysfunction and his honest tips for real women, Dr. Guntupalli is the author of Sex and Cancer: Love, Intimacy and Romance After Diagnosis, a collaboration with one of his patients to help women heal, retain or regain intimacy and pursue a better quality of life and love after cancer.
Dr. Guntupalli has a focused interest in minimally invasive surgery (robotics and laparoscopy) as well as novel/molecular therapeutics in the treatment of gynecologic cancer.
CU Gynecologic Oncology’s Dr. Saketh Guntupalli discusses the patient that inspired him to write the groundbreaking cancer book “Sex and Cancer.”
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