Abstract
In this chapter we describe some of the issues LGBT cancer patients experience when they must engage with healthcare systems including providers who are uninformed about the terminology, partner/family issues, or health care concerns of LGBT individuals. We review the sparse literature about healthcare professionals’ education about LGBT issues and LGBT patients’ experiences with healthcare. Then we recommend a framework of healthcare microaggressions to describe the climate in which cancer care often occurs. Finally, we offer suggestions for healthcare providers working with LGBT patients to alter their individual behavior and to improve the healthcare system experience for their patients.
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Eliason, M. J., & Dibble, S. L. (2015). Provider-patient issues for the LGBT cancer patient. In Cancer and the LGBT Community: Unique Perspectives from Risk to Survivorship (pp. 187–202). Springer International Publishing. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-15057-4_12
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