LGBT Populations and Cancer in the Global Context

Each chapter makes use of a template that contextualizes the region, local data collection/availability, risk factors, cancer prevention, detection, diagnosis, treatment, and survivorship

Bibliographic Details
Other Authors: Boehmer, Ulrike (Editor), Dennert, Gabriele (Editor)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Cham Springer International Publishing 2022, 2022
Edition:1st ed. 2022
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Collection: Springer eBooks 2005- - Collection details see MPG.ReNa
Table of Contents:
  • Foreword: Challenges & Opportunities for LGBT Populations and Cancer in Global Oncology
  • Introduction
  • Africa
  • A Double Dose Of Stigma – Being Gay And Living With Cancer In Kenya
  • Sexual Orientation, Gender Identity and Cancer in South Africa
  • Americas
  • Making the Situation of TLGBI People around Cancer visible: Observations from the Andean Region
  • Cancer Care Challenges for the LGBT Population in Brazil
  • Cancer and the SGM Population in Canada and the United States of America
  • South-East Asia
  • The South-East Asia Region: Societal Conditions for LGBT Health and Cancer Research
  • Europe
  • Foreword: The Eurocentralasian Lesbian* Community Perspective on Cancer and LBQ women: Advocating for more Research and Activism Collaboration
  • LGBT+ and Cancer in the WHO European Region: Current Situation in 12 Eastern European and Central Asian Countries
  • Sexual and Gender Minorities and Cancer in Germany: The Striking Absence of Understanding their Cancer-related Needs
  • LGBT Populations and Cancer in the UK
  • Eastern Mediterranean
  • LGBT Populations and Cancer in the Eastern Mediterranean Region: Insights and Challenges with a Focus on Lebanon
  • Western Pacific
  • LGBT Populations and Cancer in Australia and New Zealand
  • Challenges in Cancer Control Confronting the LGBT Population in China: Health Risks, Unique Barriers, and Unmet Needs
  • What Have We Learned about Cancer and the Global LGBT Community?
  • Index