Clinical nursing care for transgender patients with cancer.

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  • Nathan Levitt
چکیده

Transgender people often face barriers in their pursuit of receiving sensitive and informed health care, and many avoid preventive care and care for life threatening conditions because of those obstacles. This article focuses on cancer care of the transgender patient, as well as ways that nurses and other providers can help to create a transgender-sensitive healthcare environment.

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عنوان ژورنال:
  • Clinical journal of oncology nursing

دوره 19 3  شماره 

صفحات  -

تاریخ انتشار 2015