Cancer and the LGBT community : unique perspectives from risk to survivorship

By:

Boehmer, Ulrike (ed)

Contributor(s):

Elk, Ronit (ed)

Publication details: New York : Springer International, 2015ISBN:

3319349368
9783319349367

Subject(s):

Contents:

Understanding and reducing the risk of cancer; Screening for cancer in the LGBT populations; Cancer survivorship; Cancer at the intersection

Summary: This book covers the scope of current knowledge of cancer in the LGBT community across the entire cancer continuum, from understanding risk and prevention strategies in LGBT groups, across issues of diagnosis and treatment of LGBT patients, to unique aspects of survivorship and death and dying in these communities. Each chapter includes an in depth analysis of the state of the science, discusses the many remaining challenges and unanswered questions and makes recommendations for research, policy and programmatic strategies required to address these. Focus is also placed on the diversity of the LGBT communities.

Holdings
Item type	Home library	Class number	Status	Date due	Barcode
Book	David Adams Library (Royal Marsden) Shelves	WA300 BOE (Browse shelf(Opens below))	Issued	26/10/2023	0000007047
Book	Hirson Library (St Helier) Shelves	QZ 200 (Browse shelf(Opens below))	Available		021139

Understanding and reducing the risk of cancer; Screening for cancer in the LGBT populations; Cancer survivorship; Cancer at the intersection

This book covers the scope of current knowledge of cancer in the LGBT community across the entire cancer continuum, from understanding risk and prevention strategies in LGBT groups, across issues of diagnosis and treatment of LGBT patients, to unique aspects of survivorship and death and dying in these communities. Each chapter includes an in depth analysis of the state of the science, discusses the many remaining challenges and unanswered questions and makes recommendations for research, policy and programmatic strategies required to address these. Focus is also placed on the diversity of the LGBT communities.

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