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ArticleArchives of sexual behavior2023

Reinforcing or Disrupting Gender Affirmation: The Impact of Cancer on Transgender Embodiment and Identity.

Jane M Ussher, Rosalie Power, Kimberley Allison, Samantha Sperring, Chloe Parton, Janette Perz, Cristyn Davies, Teddy Cook, Alexandra J Hawkey, Kerry H Robinson and 3 more

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Article in Archives of sexual behavior, 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 10 papers.

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0cells of the map it votes in
10citing papers in PubMed
8.7field-weighted citation impact, top 2% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

Each row is one number read from the abstract, on the scale the paper reported it, with its interval. Left of the dashed line favours the treatment, right favours the comparator. Under each row is the sentence it came from. New to these charts? A ten-minute tutorial.

The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.

Neither the registry nor the abstract names a trial number. If this is a trial report, that itself is worth knowing.

3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

10 citing papers in PubMed, 26 citations in OpenAlex.

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  4. Differences in cancer-related crowdfunding between transgender or gender diverse and cisgender LGBTQ+ cancer campaigns: a mixed-methods analysis.Supportive care in cancer : official journal of the Multinational Association of Supportive Care in Cancer · 2025
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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

PubMed lists nothing against this paper. Absence here is not a guarantee, only a check that was made.

5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

13 authors at 6 institutions in 2 countries.

Jane M UssherTranslational Health Research Institute, School of Medicine, Western Sydney University, Locked Bag 1797, Penrith, Sydney, NSW, 2752, Australia. j.ussher@westernsydney.edu.au.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-2128-0019
Rosalie PowerTranslational Health Research Institute, School of Medicine, Western Sydney University, Locked Bag 1797, Penrith, Sydney, NSW, 2752, Australia.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0001-9434-3941
Kimberley AllisonTranslational Health Research Institute, School of Medicine, Western Sydney University, Locked Bag 1797, Penrith, Sydney, NSW, 2752, Australia.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-4446-5868
Samantha SperringTranslational Health Research Institute, School of Medicine, Western Sydney University, Locked Bag 1797, Penrith, Sydney, NSW, 2752, Australia.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0003-4655-0369
Chloe PartonSchool of Health, Te Herenga Waka - Victoria University of Wellington, Wellington, New Zealand.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-7698-7265
Janette PerzTranslational Health Research Institute, School of Medicine, Western Sydney University, Locked Bag 1797, Penrith, Sydney, NSW, 2752, Australia.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0003-2065-8662
Cristyn DaviesSpecialty of Child and Adolescent Health, Faculty of Medicine and Health, University of Sydney, Camperdown, Sydney, Australia.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0003-1506-3285
Teddy CookTransHub, ACON, Surry Hills, Sydney, Australia.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0001-5741-6013
Alexandra J HawkeyTranslational Health Research Institute, School of Medicine, Western Sydney University, Locked Bag 1797, Penrith, Sydney, NSW, 2752, Australia.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0003-0851-9117
Kerry H RobinsonSchool of Social Sciences and Translational Health Research Institute, Western Sydney University, Sydney, Australia.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0003-3244-4194
Martha HickeyDepartment of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, University of Melbourne and the Royal Women's Hospital, Melbourne, Australia.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-3941-082X
Antoinette AnazodoKids Cancer Centre, Sydney Children's Hospital and School of Women's and Children's, University of New South Wales, Sydney, Australia.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-5495-6062
Colin EllisTranslational Health Research Institute, School of Medicine, Western Sydney University, Locked Bag 1797, Penrith, Sydney, NSW, 2752, Australia.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-9415-649X
Western Sydney University · AURoyal Women's Hospital · AUThe University of Sydney · AUTranslational Research Institute · AUUNSW Sydney · AUVictoria University of Wellington · NZ

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

There is a pressing need for greater understanding and focus on cancer survivorship and informal cancer caring of trans people (binary and non-binary), across tumor types, to inform culturally safe trans inclusive cancer information and care. This qualitative study, part of the mixed methods Out with Cancer project, examined experiences of trans embodiment and identity after cancer diagnosis and treatment. We drew on open-ended survey responses from 63 trans cancer survivors and 23 trans cancer carers, as well as interviews and a photo-elicitation activity with a subset of 22 participants (15 cancer survivors, 7 cancer carers). Reflexive thematic analysis identified three themes: Cancer enhances trans embodiment, through experiences of gender euphoria following cancer treatment, and acceleration of decisions about gender affirmation; cancer erases or inhibits gender affirmation; trans embodiment is invisible or pathologized in cancer care. These findings demonstrate that trans embodiment and identity, as well as the process of gender affirmation, may be disrupted by cancer or informal cancer caring. Conversely, cancer and cancer treatment can positively impact the embodied identity and lives of trans people, despite the anxiety and strain of negotiating medical procedures. However, if healthcare professionals operate within a cis-heteronormative framework and do not understand the meaning of embodied change following cancer treatment for trans individuals, these positive benefits may not be realized.

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NeoplasmsTransgender PersonsTranssexualismFemaleGender IdentityHumansMaleQualitative ResearchCancerEmbodiment and identityHealthcare professionalsTransgender

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PMID36689129
PMCPMC10101894
OpenAlexW4317780836

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