School of Medicine and Dentistry, University of Rochester, Rochester, NY, USA.
National LGBT Cancer Network, Providence, RI, USA.
Support Care Cancer. 2024 Sep 7;32(10):640. doi: 10.1007/s00520-024-08779-7.
Cancer care for lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer, intersex, asexual, and other sexuality and gender diverse (LGBTQIA +) individuals is marked by disparities stemming from a history of discrimination, stigma, and systemic inequities. For LGBTQIA + individuals seeking cancer care, cancer center websites may be a first point of contact with healthcare. Two complementary studies sought to evaluate the LGBTQIA + inclusivity of cancer centers' websites.
The authors conducted two studies in 2022-2023, reviewing the websites of National Cancer Institute (NCI)-designated cancer centers and Children's Oncology Group (COG)-designated health systems and cancer centers. Reviewers manually searched websites and coded several Yes/No criteria for LGBTQIA + inclusivity.
Among the 65 NCI cancer centers' websites in 2023, 66% included a nondiscrimination statement, 71% mentioned LGBTQIA + health disparities, 65% included LGBTQIA + tailored resources, and 66% had articles about LGBTQIA + health. There was a trend of increased inclusivity across categories from 2022 to 2023. Among the 204 COG-designated health system websites in 2023, there were 60 pediatric care websites and 144 lifespan care websites. A total of 79.9% of COG health system websites referenced LGBTQIA + patients (80.0% of pediatric and 79.9% of lifespan sites), 16.7% of COG cancer center websites referenced LGBTQIA + patients in the context of cancer care (6.7% of pediatric and 20.8% of lifespan sites), and 82.4% yielded results when search terms were input (83.3% of pediatric and 81.9% of lifespan sites).
Adult and pediatric cancer centers' websites have varying levels of LGBTQIA + inclusivity based on nondiscrimination statements, articles, and the availability of LGBTQIA + resources. While there have been some improvements in inclusivity on the NCI-designated cancer centers' websites between 2022 and 2023, there is a need for further improvement.
为女同性恋、男同性恋、双性恋、跨性别、酷儿、间性人、无性恋以及其他性倾向和性别认同多样化的(LGBTQIA+)个体提供的癌症护理服务存在差异,这是由歧视、污名化和制度不平等的历史造成的。对于寻求癌症护理的 LGBTQIA+个体而言,癌症中心网站可能是他们与医疗保健机构的首次接触点。有两项相互补充的研究旨在评估癌症中心网站对 LGBTQIA+群体的包容性。
作者于 2022 年至 2023 年开展了两项研究,对美国国立癌症研究所(NCI)指定的癌症中心和儿童肿瘤学组(COG)指定的卫生系统和癌症中心的网站进行了审查。审查员手动搜索网站并对 LGBTQIA+包容性的几个是/否标准进行了编码。
在 2023 年的 65 个 NCI 癌症中心网站中,有 66%的网站包含非歧视声明,71%的网站提到了 LGBTQIA+健康差距,65%的网站提供了针对 LGBTQIA+群体的专门资源,66%的网站有关于 LGBTQIA+健康的文章。从 2022 年到 2023 年,各个类别都呈现出包容性增强的趋势。在 2023 年的 204 个 COG 指定的卫生系统网站中,有 60 个儿科护理网站和 144 个寿命护理网站。共有 79.9%的 COG 卫生系统网站提到了 LGBTQIA+患者(80.0%的儿科网站和 79.9%的寿命网站),16.7%的 COG 癌症中心网站在癌症护理背景下提到了 LGBTQIA+患者(6.7%的儿科网站和 20.8%的寿命网站),当输入搜索词时,有 82.4%的网站会产生结果(83.3%的儿科网站和 81.9%的寿命网站)。
根据非歧视声明、文章和 LGBTQIA+资源的可用性,成人和儿科癌症中心的网站在 LGBTQIA+包容性方面存在差异。虽然 NCI 指定的癌症中心网站在 2022 年至 2023 年期间在包容性方面有所提高,但仍需进一步改进。