Skin cancer treatment environment and survivorship resources among sexual and gender minority patients: results of the OUT National Cancer Survey.

ABSTRACT: Sexual and gender minority (SGM) cancer survivors face unmet care needs in accessing cancer health information and social support despite high satisfaction with treatment. SGM patients often delay care due to concerns of discrimination in healthcare settings, though the care experiences of SGM skin cancer survivors are less known. SGM individuals, particularly sexual minority men, report higher skin cancer prevalence and related risk behaviors than heterosexual men. This study aims to describe SGM skin cancer survivors' perceptions of the care environment and availability of SGM-specific survivorship resources. We conducted a secondary analysis of data from the OUT: National Cancer Survey conducted from September 2020 to March 2021. Among 2,528 survey respondents, 96 self-reported a histor

SUBMITTER: Smith CA 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12279286 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature