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Abstract
To present the ways in which race, ethnicity, class, gender, and sexual orientation
interact in the context of cancer risk, access to care, and treatment by health care
providers. Cancer risk factors, access to care, and treatment for lesbian, gay, bisexual,
and transgender (LGBT) patients are discussed within the context of intersectionality
and cultural humility. Peer reviewed articles, cancer organizations, and clinical
practice. LGBT patients have multiple identities that intersect to create unique experiences.
These experiences shape their interactions with the health care system with the potential
for positive or negative consequences. More data is needed to describe the outcomes
of those experiences and inform clinical practice. Oncology nurses have an obligation
to acknowledge patients’ multiple identities and use the practice of cultural humility
to provide individualized, patient-centered care.