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Gay Men and Prostate Cancer: Opportunities to Improve HRQOL and Access to Care

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Little previous research has focused on gay and bisexual men who develop prostate cancer. However, a few small studies have recently been published that begin to tell the story of the specific problems gay and bisexual men with prostate cancer face. In this chapter, we summarize this recent literature and offer specific suggestions for changes to made by urologists and other cancer treatment providers to address the unique needs of gay and bisexual men for survivorship services. In addition, we discuss techniques that providers can use to make their practice more welcoming for gay and bisexual men facing prostate cancer.

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  1. Scott Department of Urology, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX, USA

    Gilad E. Amiel MD, Evan P. Wenker BS & David M. Latini PhD

  2. Social Work Program, University of Houston—Downtown, Houston, TX, USA

    Heather H. Goltz PhD, MEd, LMSW

  3. Section of Infectious Diseases, Department of Medicine, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX, USA

    Heather H. Goltz PhD, MEd, LMSW

  4. VA South Central Mental Illness Research, Education and Clinical Center, Houston, TX, USA

    Michael R. Kauth PhD

  5. Mental Health Care Line, Michael E. DeBakey VA Medical Center, 2002 Holcombe Blvd, 77030, Houston, TX, USA

    Michael R. Kauth PhD & David M. Latini PhD

  6. Center for Innovations in Quality, Effectiveness and Safety, Michael E. DeBakey VA Medical Center, Houston, TX, USA

    Michael R. Kauth PhD

  7. Department of Psychiatry & Behavioral Sciences, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX, USA

    Michael R. Kauth PhD

  8. Department of Psychology, Ryerson University, Toronto, ON, Canada

    Tae L. Hart PhD

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Amiel, G., Goltz, H., Wenker, E., Kauth, M., Hart, T., Latini, D. (2015). Gay Men and Prostate Cancer: Opportunities to Improve HRQOL and Access to Care. In: Boehmer, U., Elk, R. (eds) Cancer and the LGBT Community. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-15057-4_10

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