Session: Spouse and partner support

Facilitators: Paul Kredow, PsyD

This 90-minute concurrent session will provide an opportunity for spouses and partners
to discuss issues and concerns associated with being a partner or spouse of a person with
BRCA or hereditary cancer. The session will allow partners/spouses of people facing hereditary
cancer to communicate with and support each other. Additionally the session will include discussion on:

• Communication
• Understanding role as a spouse/partner and knowing what to expect
• Helping spouse/partner make decisions
• Intimacy after diagnosis or surgery

This session is appropriate for:

• spouses, relatives, loved ones of people with hereditary cancer in the family

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