Cancer progress and priorities: lung cancer

MB Schabath, ML Cote - Cancer epidemiology, biomarkers & prevention, 2019 - AACR
In the United States, lung cancer is the second most common diagnosed cancer and the
leading cause of cancer-related death. Although tobacco smoking is the major risk factor …

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 …

National survey of oncologists at National Cancer Institute–designated comprehensive cancer centers: Attitudes, knowledge, and practice behaviors about LGBTQ …

MB Schabath, CA Blackburn, ME Sutter… - Journal of Clinical …, 2019 - ascopubs.org
PURPOSE To identify potential gaps in attitudes, knowledge, and institutional practices
toward lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and queer/questioning (LGBTQ) patients, a …

Tobacco use among adults by sexual orientation: findings from the population assessment of tobacco and health study

CW Wheldon, AR Kaufman, KA Kasza, RP Moser - LGBT health, 2018 - liebertpub.com
Purpose: The aim of this study was to characterize lifetime tobacco use across two measures
of sexual orientation and six types of tobacco products. Methods: We conducted a cross …

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 …

Nonadherence to breast and cervical cancer screening among sexual minority women: Do stigma-related psychological barriers play a role?

GE Milner, RJ McNally - Health psychology, 2020 - psycnet.apa.org
Objective: Sexual minority women are at heightened risk for breast and cervical cancer and
are less likely than heterosexual women to obtain timely screenings for breast and cervical …

Assessing medical students' attitudes and knowledge regarding LGBTQ health needs across the United States

HC Karpel, A Sampson, M Charifson… - Journal of Primary …, 2023 - journals.sagepub.com
Background: The lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and queer/questioning (LGBTQ)
community experiences health disparities. It is thus imperative that medical trainees receive …

Cancer care in lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and queer populations

AW Gibson, AE Radix, S Maingi, S Patel - Future Oncology, 2017 - Taylor & Francis
Lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and queer (LGBTQ) populations experience health and
healthcare disparities that may place them at higher risk for developing cancer. In addition …

Genetic counselors' comfort and knowledge of cancer risk assessment for transgender patients

T Berro, K Zayhowski, T Field… - Journal of Genetic …, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
Transgender individuals are often their own health advocates, especially if seeking hormone
therapies and gender‐affirmation surgeries. While literature exists in the genetic counseling …

Palliative and end-of-life care for sexual and gender minority cancer survivors: a review of current research and recommendations

KG Cloyes, C Candrian - Current oncology reports, 2021 - Springer
Abstract Purpose of Review Sexual and gender minority (SGM) cancer survivors (post-
diagnosis to end-of-life) can face inadequate services along the cancer care continuum …