Current State of Knowledge About Cancer in Lesbians, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender (LGBT) People
| Autor: | Carlton G Brown, Liz Margolies |
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| Rok vydání: | 2017 |
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media_common.quotation_subject Gay bisexual Health Services Accessibility 03 medical and health sciences Sexual and Gender Minorities 0302 clinical medicine Nursing State (polity) Patient Education as Topic Neoplasms Transgender Health care Medicine Humans 030212 general & internal medicine Health Workforce Cultural Competency media_common Oncology (nursing) business.industry Data Collection Cancer Gender Identity medicine.disease United States 030220 oncology & carcinogenesis Workforce Sexual orientation Female business Nurse-Patient Relations Cultural competence |
| Zdroj: | Seminars in oncology nursing. 34(1) |
| ISSN: | 1878-3449 |
| Popis: | Objective To review the current state of knowledge about cancer in lesbians, gay, bisexual, and transgender (LGBT) people by focusing on four major issues across the cancer continuum including: 1) lack of data collection on sexual orientation and gender identity; 2) need for a culturally competent workforce; 3) the need for a culturally competent health care system; and 4) creating LGBT tailored patient/client information and education. Data Sources Published literature. Conclusion Oncology nurses and health care providers can work to improve the care of LGBT patients with cancer by following suggestions in this article. Implications for Nursing Practice Oncology nurses and other health care providers have many distinct occasions to improve overall cancer care for LGBT patients. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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