Cancer site All African American/Black American Indian/Alaska Native Asian/Pacific Islander Hispanic White Breast 118.7 117.2 61.2 85.8 86.1 119.5 Cervical 7.5 9.8 6.3 6.3 9.6 7.2 Colon-Rectum (Women) 35.4 42.6…
© Springer International Publishing Switzerland 2015Ulrike Boehmer and Ronit Elk (eds.)Cancer and the LGBT Community10.1007/978-3-319-15057-4_19 19. The Challenges Remain: Needed Next Steps in Alleviating the Burden of Cancer in the LGBT Community Ronit Elk1 and Ulrike Boehmer2 …
© Springer International Publishing Switzerland 2015Ulrike Boehmer and Ronit Elk (eds.)Cancer and the LGBT Community10.1007/978-3-319-15057-4_18 18. Current Policy and Research on Cancer in LGBT Communities Internationally I Mary Poynten1 (1) The Kirby Institute, The University of…
© Springer International Publishing Switzerland 2015Ulrike Boehmer and Ronit Elk (eds.)Cancer and the LGBT Community10.1007/978-3-319-15057-4_15 15. Cancer Care Needs of Transgender, Transsexual, and Other Gender Nonconforming Populations Emilia Lombardi1 and Swagata Banik1 (1) Department of Public Health,…
© Springer International Publishing Switzerland 2015Ulrike Boehmer and Ronit Elk (eds.)Cancer and the LGBT Community10.1007/978-3-319-15057-4_14 14. Challenges and Recommended Solutions to End of Life Care for Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender Patients Diagnosed with Cancer…
Fig. 12.1. Healthcare experiences by LGB and TG (transgender) people (n = 4916) [Adapted from Lambda Legal, 2010] Heterosexist and Gender Normative Language and Policies Heterosexism refers to deeply ingrained beliefs that…
© Springer International Publishing Switzerland 2015Ulrike Boehmer and Ronit Elk (eds.)Cancer and the LGBT Community10.1007/978-3-319-15057-4_13 13. Needs of LGBT Cancer Survivors Liz Margolies1 and Charles Kamen1 (1) National LGBT Cancer Network, New York, NY, USA (2) Department…
© Springer International Publishing Switzerland 2015Ulrike Boehmer and Ronit Elk (eds.)Cancer and the LGBT Community10.1007/978-3-319-15057-4_11 11. HIV-Associated Cancers Missak Haigentz1 (1) Departments of Medicine (Oncology) and Otorhinolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, Albert Einstein College of Medicine, Montefiore…
© Springer International Publishing Switzerland 2015Ulrike Boehmer and Ronit Elk (eds.)Cancer and the LGBT Community10.1007/978-3-319-15057-4_10 10. Gay Men and Prostate Cancer: Opportunities to Improve HRQOL and Access to Care Gilad E. Amiel1, Heather H. Goltz2, 3, Evan…
© Springer International Publishing Switzerland 2015Ulrike Boehmer and Ronit Elk (eds.)Cancer and the LGBT Community10.1007/978-3-319-15057-4_9 9. Breast Cancer in Lesbian and Bisexual Women Ulrike Boehmer1 (1) Department of Community Health Sciences, Boston University School of Public…
