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To help us better understand the experiences of our LGBTQ+ patients, we are asking you to share your comments about your cancer treatment and care at the Royal Marsden.


Any feedback you have – positive or negative – will be shared with our EDI Steering Group and Patient Experience team in order to help us ensure that all patients receive the best possible treatment and care.

We welcome and encourage comments from anybody who identifies as lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer, or any other marginalised gender or sexuality (e.g. intersex or asexual).

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To help us better understand the experiences of our LGBTQ+ patients, we are asking you to share your comments about your cancer treatment and care at the Royal Marsden.


Any feedback you have – positive or negative – will be shared with our EDI Steering Group and Patient Experience team in order to help us ensure that all patients receive the best possible treatment and care.

We welcome and encourage comments from anybody who identifies as lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer, or any other marginalised gender or sexuality (e.g. intersex or asexual).

Please add your experience below:

  • You will need to sign up to be a member of the Cancer Patients’ Voice platform to share your experience on this page. The screen name you choose will be displayed along with your comment.
  • As this is a public forum, anything you share can be seen by other Cancer Patients' Voice users. If you would prefer to share your experiences privately, please email [email protected]
  • Please also subscribe to 'Stay informed' on the right hand side of this page if you would be happy for us to get in touch with you to ask you more about your experiences.

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    Feeling good about my partner's inclusion

    by DavidP, 5 days ago
    My experience of the Royal Marsden in Sutton, as an out-patient following a lobectomy for lung cancer at St George's has been positively positive!

    At all stages, before and following my surgery: chemo sessions / regular post-treatment checks / now monitoring (scans and bloods) whilst on a longer-term suppressant drug, has been my male partner of 33 years been welcomed to support me whether by presence at diagnosis, surgery, initial chemo treatment / and, throughout, by sitting in on Consultant sessions or meeting with other members of the Team - being able to dialogue with the 'experts'.

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    Being treated for cancer when you're LGBTQI+

    by AnsonMackay, 27 days ago
    I was treated for head and neck cancer back in 2020 (radiation and chemotheraoy), then again in 2021-2023 (immunotherapy) when my cancer had metastisized. I'm also gay and non-binary, with my partner my carer for the first bout of treatment in 2020.


    Overall, I/we had a great amount of acceptance, especially by the oncologists and radiotherapy team. I had more difficulty though with some of the nurses, and food-serving assistants. It was frequently assumed that I was married to a woman, even when my partner was present on the ward with me while I was having treatment. On one occasion... Continue reading

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    Worry

    by araya123, 27 days ago

    I often worry whether healthcare environments are safe and inclusive. Although I have not had cancer, I’ve seen how LGBTQ+ friends feel invisible in clinical settings—forms don’t reflect their feelings and some services aren’t tailored to their needs. This highlights the need for inclusive cancer care that affirms identity and offers respectful support.

    Araya Gautam

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    Identifying being bisexual and having cancer

    by mizzilla, about 1 month ago
    I’ve not really experienced any issues regarding my sexuality. Seeing a nurse or doctor with a rainbow lanyard does make things easier but there has an automatic assumption I’m completely straight. That, in general, is more of a society issue than a health issue, personally. Seeing a rainbow lanyard and/or badge does give me more confidence about speaking out regarding LGBTQIA+ and cancer, particularly about biphobia. Whenever I’m able to speak out about LGBTQIA+ issues, I make sure this is in the forefront of planning with PPI/E and EDI panels so it’s not an afterthought. It’s little but it makes... Continue reading
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