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National Cancer

Survey examines

LGBTQ care and

survival

By KELAS LLOYD

SUMMARY OF FINDINGS
JUNE 2021
N othing can make a

cancer diagnosis easy,
but
the
National
LGBT Cancer Network found that
one significant factor in helping
people through it is support from
friends, family and especially their
caregivers. Such support can be
more challenging to find for mar-
ginalized people, and multiple
marginalizations make it even Cancer survivors teach us how to improve care for all.

more difficult.

“OUT: The National Cancer Survey” was con- ries
ducted between September 2020 and March 2021. The of cancer diagnosis,
web-based survey, available in English or Spanish, treatment and survivorship.
was promoted via social media and through collab- Multiple studies show a positive association
orations with community organizations. To gather between perceived social support and psychological
data, the National LGBT Cancer Network asked ques- adjustment following cancer treatment. Research
tions about diagnosis, treatment, support, connect- findings suggest that the evidence for the relation-
edness and more. In total, 2,728 LGBTQI+ survivors ship between social support and cancer progression
completed the survey, sharing their individual sto- is sufficiently strong. “The biggest, longest health

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