Survivorship – Queering Cancer

Information on cancer and sex for LGBTQ+ individuals.

Sex with and beyond cancer

Advice for dealing with cancer diagnosis, and services available to trans people & unique...

Transgender Cancer Survivors

Meticulous and joyous narration of the story of the effects of ovarian cancer treatment on feeling...

Sexuality and Cancer (Cancer’s Margins)

Personal story of one person's diagnosis and treatment with stage I ovarian cancer at the age of 49.

Lesbians and Ovarian Cancer

A summary of survey results from the LGBT community indicating the various problems they experience...

Survivorship care needs among LGBT cancer survivors

Sexual minority women- information on breast cancer and breast reconstruction. Studies from 2007...

Queer women breast cancer survivors & reconstruction decisions

Magazine article

Recognizing and Supporting Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, and Queer Cancer Survivors

An information sheet that discusses talking to your healthcare team, financial support, returning to...

LGBT Cancer Survivorship Fact Sheet

Magazine article dedicated to transgender and gender non-conforming (TGNC) individuals who...

Join us in celebrating transgender cancer survivors

Challenges of being a sexual minority in the healthcare system are discussed. This is a summary of a...

Lesbian, Gay, and Bisexual Cancer Survivors Face Challenges

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Amanda Bolderston wrote a new post, Our first fundraiser! 2 months, 1 week ago

June is Pride month and today we’re kicking off our first ever fundraiser!

Queering Cancer is run by four LGBT volunteers. We are not a registered organization, and we have no external funding. We do this […]
Amanda Bolderston wrote a new post, Pride webinar 2 months, 4 weeks ago

LGBTQ2+ people affected by cancer face numerous challenges such as barriers to care, discrimination and poorer experiences with cancer services. Queering Cancer was formed to help address this inequity in cancer […]
Amanda Bolderston wrote a new post, Our favourite queer breast cancer memoirs 3 months, 1 week ago

May is “Get Caught Reading” month! What are you reading at the moment?

While many things are similar, the emotional and physical impact a cancer diagnosis brings distinctive challenges for LGBTQ2S+ people. […]
Amanda Bolderston wrote a new post, Trans day of visibility 3 months, 1 week ago

March 31 is the International Day for Trans Visibility and the team here at Queering Cancer would like to acknowledge the importance of making sure that gender diversity is visible in the field of cancer work. […]
Amanda Bolderston wrote a new post, Our top 3 favourite trans awareness week resources 8 months, 2 weeks ago

What is trans awareness week?
Trans awareness week is a week long celebration of transgender people and an opportunity to learn more about the trans and gender non-conforming community. Did you know, trans […]

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