Medical Scientist Training Program & Department of Psychiatry & Behavioral Sciences, University of Washington, Seattle, WA, USA.
Callen-Lorde Community Health Center, NY, USA.
Future Oncol. 2017 Jun;13(15):1333-1344. doi: 10.2217/fon-2017-0482. Epub 2017 Jun 7.
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, LGBTQ communities have psychosocial factors, such as fear of discrimination, that have substantial impacts on their medical care. As a result, these populations have specific needs with regard to cancer screening, treatment and support that must be addressed by cancer care providers. Although much has been done to address cancer care in the general population, more improvement is needed in the care of LGBTQ patients. We aim to present an overview of the current state of LGBTQ cancer care, opportunities for improvement and how cancer centers and providers can create a better future for the care of LGBTQ cancer patients.
女同性恋、男同性恋、双性恋、跨性别和酷儿（LGBTQ）群体在健康和医疗保健方面存在差异，这可能使他们面临更高的癌症发病风险。此外，LGBTQ 群体还存在一些心理社会因素，如对歧视的恐惧，这些因素对他们的医疗保健产生了重大影响。因此，这些人群在癌症筛查、治疗和支持方面有特殊的需求，这需要癌症护理提供者来解决。尽管在一般人群的癌症护理方面已经做了很多工作，但在 LGBTQ 患者的护理方面仍需要进一步改进。我们旨在概述 LGBTQ 癌症护理的现状、改进的机会，以及癌症中心和提供者如何为 LGBTQ 癌症患者的护理创造更美好的未来。
