Cancer and lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender/transsexual, and queer/questioning (LGBTQ) populations

GP Quinn, JA Sanchez, SK Sutton… - CA: a cancer journal …, 2015 - Wiley Online Library
This article provides an overview of the current literature on seven cancer sites that may
disproportionately affect lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender/transsexual, and …

“Treat us with dignity”: a qualitative study of the experiences and recommendations of lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and queer (LGBTQ) patients with cancer

CS Kamen, A Alpert, L Margolies, JJ Griggs… - Supportive care in …, 2019 - Springer
Purpose Despite indications that lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and queer (LGBTQ)
patients have unique needs when seeking healthcare, the experiences of LGBTQ patients in …

Current state of knowledge about cancer in lesbians, gay, bisexual, and transgender (LGBT) people

L Margolies, CG Brown - Seminars in Oncology Nursing, 2018 - Elsevier
Objective To review the current state of knowledge about cancer in lesbians, gay, bisexual,
and transgender (LGBT) people by focusing on four major issues across the cancer …

Needs and experiences of cancer care in patients' perspectives among the lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and queer community: a systematic review

ASW Chan, LM Leung, FKC Wong, JMC Ho… - Social Work in Health …, 2023 - Taylor & Francis
ABSTRACT Individuals within the Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender and Queer (LGBTQ)
community who are diagnosed with cancer experience inequitable treatment in healthcare …

Experiences and unmet needs of lesbian, gay, and bisexual people with cancer care: a systematic review and meta‐synthesis

K Lisy, MDJ Peters, P Schofield, M Jefford - Psycho‐oncology, 2018 - Wiley Online Library
Objectives To explore the cancer care experiences and unmet needs of people who identify
as a sexual or gender minority. Methods A qualitative systematic review and meta‐synthesis …

The national LGBT cancer action plan: A white paper of the 2014 national summit on cancer in the LGBT communities

JE Burkhalter, L Margolies, HO Sigurdsson… - LGBT health, 2016 - liebertpub.com
Despite growing social acceptance of lesbians, gay men, bisexuals, and transgender
(LGBT) persons and the extension of marriage rights for same-sex couples, LGBT persons …

The importance of disclosure: lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender/transsexual, queer/questioning, and intersex individuals and the cancer continuum

GP Quinn, MB Schabath, JA Sanchez, SK Sutton… - Cancer, 2015 - Wiley Online Library
The lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender/transsexual, queer/questioning, and intersex
population experiences cancer health disparities due to a lack of disclosure and knowledge …

Improving sexual and gender minority cancer care: patient and caregiver perspectives from a multi-methods pilot study

M Kano, SA Jaffe, S Rieder, M Kosich, DD Guest… - Frontiers in …, 2022 - frontiersin.org
Purpose Up to 1 million lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender (ie, sexual and gender
minority, SGM) individuals in the United States have histories of cancer. This medically …

Cancer survivorship and sexual orientation

U Boehmer, X Miao, A Ozonoff - Cancer, 2011 - Wiley Online Library
BACKGROUND: Lesbian, gay, and bisexual populations are not part of cancer surveillance,
resulting in scarce information about the cancer survivorship of these populations. To …

LGBT populations' barriers to cancer care

U Boehmer - Seminars in oncology nursing, 2018 - Elsevier
Objective To describe lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender (LGBT) individuals' barriers to
accessing and receiving quality cancer care. Data Sources Published data on cancer care …