Description: We are holding focus groups with transgender, gender nonconforming, lesbian, gay, bisexual, and other non-heterosexual and/or non-cisgender (LGBTQ+) cancer survivors.
LGBTQ+ Cancer Study News Mar 23, 2021 Our article was published in the journal Patient Education and Counseling Mar 2, 2020 Editorial on gender-diverse cancer patients published in Journal of Clinical Oncology Feb 11, 2020 Art of Oncology piece about LGBTQ+ patients Apr 19, 2019 Study highlights lack of data on transgender leukemia patients Oct 4, 2018 No upcoming focus groups planned Jun 23, 2018 Upcoming focus group for transgender and gender non-binary people in June Feb 18, 2018 Upcoming focus group for
Our research will include initial focus groups in Cambridge, MA, likely a nationwide survey, and possibly follow-up qualitative research. In this way, we plan to generate guidelines for oncologists so that they can provide accessible, effective care for LGBTQ+ people with cancer.
In this series of focus groups, we hope to hear about the experiences of LGBTQ+ cancer survivors and providers; your recommendations for cancer providers; and your suggestions about what questions we should ask LGBTQ+ cancer survivors in a nationwide survey.