Coming Out in Cancer Care: Understanding Sexual Identity Disclosure Experiences for Young Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Queer Cancer Patients

A Project of the Childhood, Adolescent, and Young Adult Cancer Survivors (CAYACS) Program

  • Principal Investigator: Stuart Peacock, BC Cancer, Simon Fraser University
  • PhD Student: Whitney Qualls
  • Funding Source: Simon Fraser University Endowment Fund
  • Project Launch: November 2023

The objective of this study is to capture the experiences and health outcomes of lesbian, gay, bisexual, queer and other sexual minority (LGBQ+) cancer adolescent and young adult (AYA) cancer survivors. One-to-one semi-structured qualitative interviews will be used to understand the sexual identity disclosure process in cancer care from both an LGBQ+ AYA survivor perspective, as well as a cancer care professional perspective.

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