Cancer's Margins: Trans* and Gender Nonconforming People's Access to Knowledge, Experiences of Cancer Health, and Decision-Making
| Autor: | Evan T. Taylor, Mary Bryson |
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| Rok vydání: | 2016 |
| Předmět: |
Gerontology
medicine.medical_specialty illness narratives Urology Patient interviews population health equity Alternative medicine cancer health disparities Dermatology Health outcomes access to knowledge 03 medical and health sciences 0302 clinical medicine Transgender medicine 030212 general & internal medicine Sexuality.status 030505 public health business.industry Public Health Environmental and Occupational Health Obstetrics and Gynecology Cancer Gender nonconforming Original Articles medicine.disease transgender Health equity 3. Good health Psychiatry and Mental health 0305 other medical science business |
| Zdroj: | LGBT Health |
| ISSN: | 2325-8306 |
| Popis: | Purpose: Research in Canada and the United States indicates that minority gender and sexuality status are consistently associated with health disparities and poor health outcomes, including cancer health. This article investigates experiences of cancer health and care, and access to knowledge for trans* and gender nonconforming people diagnosed with and treated for breast and/or gynecologic cancer. Our study contributes new understandings about gender minority populations that will advance knowledge concerning the provision of culturally appropriate care. This is the first study we are aware of that focuses on trans* and gender nonconforming peoples' experiences of cancer care and treatment, support networks, and access to and mobilization of knowledge. Methods: This article analyzes trans* and gender nonconforming patient interviews from the Cancer's Margins project (www.lgbtcancer.ca): Canada's first nationally-funded project that investigates the complex intersections of sexual and/or gender marginality, cancer knowledge, treatment experiences, and modes of the organization of support networks. Results: Our analysis documents how different bodies of knowledge relative to cancer treatment and gendered embodiment are understood, accessed, and mobilized by trans* and gender nonconforming patients. Findings reported here suggest that one's knowledge of a felt sense of gender is closely interwoven with knowledge concerning cancer treatment practices; a dynamic which organizes knowledge mobilities in cancer treatment. Conclusions: The findings support the assertion that cisgender models concerning changes to the body that occur as a result of biomedical treatment for breast and/or gynecologic cancer are wholly inadequate in order to account for trans* and gender nonconforming peoples' experiences of cancer treatments, and access to and mobilization of related knowledge. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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