Deep Dive: Deep Dive Into Respect for Transgender Patients with Cancer

Dr. Don Dizon, an oncologist specializing in women’s cancers, discusses the urgent unmet needs of transgender patients with cancer and how professionals within the field can make approach this underserved patient population with respect and awareness. In addition to spotlighting barriers to inclusivity for patient within the lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and queer/questioning plus community, he also highlights challenges with regard to collecting gender identity and sexual orientation data in clinical cancer research. Additionally, he speaks to the experiences of his gay and transgender patients and how other oncologists may provide better care and a more supportive environment for this patient population.