Building a Cancer Care Clinic for Transgender and Gender Diverse Individuals
Transgender and gender diverse (TGD) people experience disparities in cancer care, including more late-stage diagnoses, worse cancer-related outcomes, and an increased number of unaddressed and more severe symptoms related to cancer and cancer-directed therapy. This article outlines plans to address the unique needs of TGD people through a TGD-focused oncology clinic. Such a clinic could be structured by upholding the following tenets: (1) champion a supportive, gender-affirming environment that seeks to continuously improve, (2) include a transdisciplinary team of specialists who are dedicated to TGD cancer care, and (3) initiate and embrace TGD-patient-centric research on health outcomes and health care delivery.
Authors
- Caroline Jane Davidge-Pitts (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9393-7745)
- Elizabeth Cathcart-Rake (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3532-4913)
- Chrisandra Shufelt (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6886-9210)
- Evelyn F. Carroll (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9979-8803)
- César A. González (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1183-7573)
- Victor Chedid (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8548-9228)
- Jennifer L. Ridgeway (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7658-6763)
- Aminah Jatoi (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1081-189X)
- NFN Scout (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5485-6152)
- Kelli Fee-Schroeder
- Amye Juliet Tevaarwerk (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8087-5119)
- Jewel M Kling
Institutions
- Mayo Clinic (US)
- Providence College (US)
- Jacksonville College (US)
- WinnMed (US)
- Mayo Clinic in Arizona (US)
- Mayo Clinic in Florida (US)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Mayo Clinic Proceedings Innovations Quality & Outcomes
- Published
- 2024-08-23
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1016/j.mayocpiqo.2024.07.007
- Citations
- 2
- Primary Topic
- LGBTQ Health, Identity, and Policy
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 1.29
Funders
- National Institutes of Health