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A Meta-Ethnography on the Impact of Cancer for Lesbian and Queer Women and Their Partners

Among the nearly one million lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender cancer survivors in the United States, LGB women cancer survivors report the worst quality of life.  LGB women cancer survivorship needs often go unmet and oncology providers express a desire for a deeper understanding of their specific survivorship issues, including how to incorporate important aspects of survivors’ social support networks into care.  As part of efforts to increase access to affirmative cancer care, we need to amplify the voices of lesbian/queer women cancer survivors and their partners.  

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