ONCOLOGY

HIV-Associated Cancers

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© 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…

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Provider-Patient Issues for the LGBT Cancer Patient

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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…

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Gay Men and Prostate Cancer: Opportunities to Improve HRQOL and Access to Care

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© 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…

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Breast Cancer in Lesbian and Bisexual Women

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© 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…

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Cancer Screening in Gay and Bisexual Men and Transgender People

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Cancer type American Cancer Society (ACS) from http://​www.​cancer.​org/​healthy/​findcancerearly/​cancerscreeningg​uidelines/​american-cancer-society-guidelines-for-the-early-detection-of-cancer United States Preventive Services Task Force (USPSTF) from www.​preventiveservic​estaskforce.​org Specialization-specific Medical Associations Prostate cancer Average risk: 50 years old expecting to live more…

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Smoking in the LGBT Community

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© Springer International Publishing Switzerland 2015Ulrike Boehmer and Ronit Elk (eds.)Cancer and the LGBT Community10.1007/978-3-319-15057-4_5 5. Smoking in the LGBT Community Jack E. Burkhalter1   (1) Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, New York, NY, USA    …

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