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ArticleAdvances in radiation oncology2024

A Multi-Institutional Survey of Radiation Oncology Professionals' Knowledge, Attitudes, and Practice Behaviors Toward Sexual and Gender Minority Patients With Cancer.

Beck Gold, Pin-Ji Lei, Sophia C Kamran, Daphne A Haas-Kogan, Idalid Franco, Anthony L Zietman, Alicia C Smart, Jennifer Y Wo

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Beck GoldDepartment of Radiation Oncology, Massachusetts General Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts.
Pin-Ji LeiDepartment of Radiation Oncology, Massachusetts General Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts.
Sophia C KamranDepartment of Radiation Oncology, Massachusetts General Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts.
Daphne A Haas-KoganDepartment of Radiation Oncology, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts.
Idalid FrancoDepartment of Radiation Oncology, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts.
Anthony L ZietmanDepartment of Radiation Oncology, Massachusetts General Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts.
Alicia C SmartDepartment of Radiation Oncology, Massachusetts General Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts.
Jennifer Y WoDepartment of Radiation Oncology, Massachusetts General Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts.

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Purpose: Sexual and gender minority (SGM) individuals have an increased risk of poor health outcomes, in part due to knowledge and training gaps in health care education. This study sought to evaluate the knowledge, attitudes, and practice behaviors of various health care role groups within radiation oncology toward SGM patients. Methods and Materials: A 38-item web-based survey was emailed to 1045 staff across 2 large radiation oncology departments. The survey assessed demographics, attitudes, knowledge, and practice behaviors. χ Results: Of the 223 respondents, 103 clinicians (physicians/advanced practice providers/nurses) and 120 nonclinicians (administrative staff, medical assistants, and other nonmedical staff) participated in the survey (21.3% response rate): 72.6% answered the knowledge questions; 93.5% stated they were comfortable treating sexual minorities, or lesbian, gay, bisexual, and queer + patients; 88% indicated comfort in treating transgender patients; 36.6% stated they were confident in their knowledge of the health needs of transgender patients; and 50.3% expressed confidence in treating lesbian, gay, bisexual, and queer + patients. Fewer nonclinicians than clinicians thought that gender identity, sexual orientation, and sex assigned at birth were important to provide the best care ( Conclusions: Most staff feel comfortable in treating SGM patients but are less confident in the distinct needs of this population. Knowledge gaps persist for both clinicians and nonclinicians, indicating a need for further training specific to oncology care.

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