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- Abstract:
- The experiences of cisgender sexual minority and gender minority patients with cancer are different. Previous research has demonstrated that gender minority people are less likely to obtain appropriate cancer screening than cisgender people. Research has also shown gender minority people are less likely to disclose gender minority status to cancer care providers than cisgender sexual minorities and receive worse care if they do disclose. We used free response answers from Out: The National Cancer Survey, one of the largest national surveys of LGBTQ+ (lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer+) people with cancer, conducted from September 2020 to March 2021, to study how the experiences of cisgender sexual minority and gender minority patients with cancer compare. We performed template style thematic qualitative analysis, which uses hierarchical and structured coding of text with a base template based on a priori (i.e. deductive) themes. We then integrated the qualitative analysis with previous quantitative analysis to provide insights into the diverse experiences of sexual and gender minorities with cancer: 1) Gender minority patients with cancer describe barriers to cancer screening and care that cisgender sexual minority people do not describe. 2) Sexual and gender minority patients with cancer express that they have limited experience with environmental indicators of inclusion and advise healthcare workers to place more signs of support. 3) Sexual and gender minority people with cancer describe experiencing physical and emotional vulnerability, and gender minority describe uniquely building resilience and self-acceptance. 4) Gender minority patients with cancer face barriers to disclosing identity to providers that cisgender sexual minority patients do not face, yet acknowledge the importance of identity disclosure. These insights enable us to make recommendations to improve cancer care for the diversity among sexual and gender minority patients with cancer and advocate for health justice for all.
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- Thesis (Sc. M.)--Brown University, 2024
Citation
Bayston, Christopher,
"Gender Minority People’s Experiences with Cancer Care Compared to Those of Cisgender Sexual Minority People"
(2024).
Biology and Medicine Theses and Dissertations.
Brown Digital Repository. Brown University Library.
https://repository.library.brown.edu/studio/item/bdr:nckfhpsb/
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Biology and Medicine Theses and Dissertations
Theses and Dissertations for the Biology and Medicine department....