What is it about?
What motivates LGBTQ breast cancer patients to choose bilateral mastectomy without reconstruction, how do cancer care providers react to this surgical treatment choice, and how does this surgical treatment affect their lives post-treatment?
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Why is it important?
We have only begun to understand the breast cancer survivor experience, and know almost nothing about the survivorship experiences of LGBTQ breast cancer patients, especially those who identify as trans, genderqueer, or who eschew gender labels.
Perspectives
I started this study because I, as a lesbian breast cancer patient and survivor, was unable to find any recently-published literature about experiences similar to mine. Survivors who chose bilateral mastectomy without reconstruction volunteered this information at different points in the survey, really complicating and enhancing my understanding of the queer-identified breast cancer experience.
Associate Research Professor Maria T Brown
Syracuse University
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This page is a summary of: Sexual and gender minority breast cancer patients choosing bilateral mastectomy without reconstruction: “I now have a body that fits me”, Women & Health, March 2017, Taylor & Francis,
DOI: 10.1080/03630242.2017.1310169.
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