Cathcart-Rake Elizabeth, O'Connor Jennifer M, Jacobson Alison, McGuire Lois, Jatoi Aminah
Department of Oncology, Mayo Clinic, 200 First Street SW, Rochester, MN 55905, United States of America.
Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Mayo Clinic, 200 First Street SW, Rochester, MN 55905, United States of America.
J Geriatr Oncol. 2020 May;11(4):576-578. doi: 10.1016/j.jgo.2019.08.003. Epub 2019 Aug 22.
Sexual health and sexual minority status are often undiscussed during oncology visits. Yet, these topics should be addressed in older cancer patients in order to help mitigate the sexual side effects of cancer treatment and to acknowledge - and, at times, help provide - the social support older patients need during their cancer journey. This paper describes 4 tips on how cancer healthcare providers can broach the topics of sexual health and sexual minority status in an oncology clinic.
在肿瘤诊疗过程中，性健康和性少数群体身份问题常常未被提及。然而，对于老年癌症患者，这些话题应该得到讨论，以帮助减轻癌症治疗的性副作用，并认可——有时还帮助提供——老年患者在抗癌过程中所需的社会支持。本文介绍了癌症医疗服务提供者在肿瘤诊所中如何开启关于性健康和性少数群体身份话题的4个小贴士。
