American society of clinical oncology position statement: Strategies for reducing cancer health disparities among sexual & gender minority populations

Journal of Clinical Oncology

Volumn 35, Issue 19, 2017, Pages 2203-2208

  Griggs, Jennifer ^a   Maingi, Shail ^b   Blinder, Victoria ^a   Denduluri, Neelima ^c   Khorana, Alok A ^d   Norton, Larry ^a   Francisco, Michael ^e   Wollins, Dana S ^e   Rowland, Julia H ^f  

^a MEMORIAL SLOAN KETTERING CANCER CENTER   (United States)

^b RUTGERS NEW JERSEY MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^c US Oncology   (United States)

^d LERNER RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

^e AMERICAN SOCIETY OF CLINICAL ONCOLOGY   (United States)

^f NATIONAL CANCER INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CANCER PATIENT; CANCER PREVENTION; CANCER RISK; CANCER SURVIVOR; CULTURAL COMPETENCE; GENDER; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH DISPARITY; HEALTH EDUCATION; HEALTH INSURANCE; HUMAN; MALIGNANT NEOPLASM; MINORITY GROUP; ONCOLOGY; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PATIENT EDUCATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEXUAL MINORITY; TOTAL QUALITY MANAGEMENT; GENDER IDENTITY; HEALTH CARE DISPARITY; MEDICAL SOCIETY; NEOPLASMS; UNITED STATES;

GENDER IDENTITY; HEALTH STATUS DISPARITIES; HEALTHCARE DISPARITIES; HUMANS; MEDICAL ONCOLOGY; NEOPLASMS; SEXUAL MINORITIES; SOCIETIES, MEDICAL; UNITED STATES;

EID: 85021711075     PISSN: 0732183X     EISSN: 15277755     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1200/JCO.2016.72.0441     Document Type: Article

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