"This is some mess right here": Exploring interactions between Black sexual minority women and health care providers for breast cancer screening and care.
Naomi GreeneJowanna MaloneMary Anne AdamsLorraine T DeanTonia PoteatPublished in: Cancer (2020)
When interacting with health care providers for breast cancer screening and care, Black SMW face specific challenges related to their multiply marginalized social position. Reducing health care provider bias toward Black SMW may improve patients' desires to continue in care. Providing equitable care while acknowledging and respecting women with multiply marginalized identities may improve the nature of these interactions.
Keyphrases
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