Communicating cancer prevention for TGDI patients

Practical tools and guidance on shared decision making about cancer prevention for transgender, gender-diverse and intersex people. 

 

The doctor's office is a very important and accessible point of contact for TGDI+ people. Therefore, providers are increasingly confronted with questions about gender and sexual diversity.

However, results of focus group research conducted with TGDI+ people often show negative experiences with healthcare:

  • Existing general services are often still experienced as inaccessible and not inclusive
  • Care providers indicate that they do not have the right knowledge and expertise and are unsure how to act
  • There is a very limited supply of targeted care and therefore long waiting lists for specialist services

Providers have a crucial role for reducing the health gap for this group: 

- communication/inclusive care tips - 

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