Abstract A001: Bridging the gap between cancer care service delivery and the sexual and gender minority communities: A scoping review of the literature

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Abstract While there has been an increase in health equity research, there is scarcely research focusing on health equity for cancer survivors who identify as LGBTQIA+ (Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, Queer, Intersex, Asexual, Pansexual and Two-Spirit). This is in part the result of a lack of routine collection of SOGI (Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity) data within the LGBTQIA+ community. Our research aims to analyze and discuss how labelling and terminology have both influenced medical practice and posed barriers and delays in care to the LGBT community over time. Further, examining whether the literature supports increasing LGBT experiences in interprofessional training. By identifying these gaps in the literature and in interprofessional training we hope to decrease barriers to timely and supportive cancer services. To examine the breadth of research on the LGBTQIA+ community and cancer, a scoping review methodology was utilized to identify knowledge and research gaps. This review examines literature published in the U.S, in academic journals between 1913 and 2021 to gain a greater understanding of how historical contexts, policy, and research have evolved alongside the growing visibility of the LGBTQIA+ community. The authors used a scoping review strategy outlined by Arksey and O’Malley (2005) to review the literature employing a comprehensive list of search terms for cancer and LGBTQIA+. Rayyan software was then utilized to organize the data as our team hand-searched the articles for inclusion (cancer, LGBTQIA) and exclusion (non-US, foreign language, prevention, screening) criteria. A total of 3,290 articles were included in the final analysis. Citation Format: Sanford Jeames, Britteny Fernandez. Bridging the gap between cancer care service delivery and the sexual and gender minority communities: A scoping review of the literature [abstract]. In: Proceedings of the 15th AACR Conference on the Science of Cancer Health Disparities in Racial/Ethnic Minorities and the Medically Underserved; 2022 Sep 16-19; Philadelphia, PA. Philadelphia (PA): AACR; Cancer Epidemiol Biomarkers Prev 2022;31(1 Suppl):Abstract nr A001.