Table 1.

Themes identified through analysis of HCP interviews.

1. Benefits and harms of disclosure and non-disclosure

2. Barriers and facilitators of disclosure and enquiry

3. Lack of confidence in knowledge of LGBTQ+ cancer care

4. Knowledge of appropriate language

5. How knowledge of LGBTQ+ cancer is acquired

6. The ‘third party’ as the expert on the topic of LGBTQ+ cancer care.

7. Parental-carer and patient dynamic

8. The patient as an individual

9. Discussing sex as part of cancer care

10. Visible LGBTQ+ affirming materials

SO, sexual orientation; GI, gender identity; HCPs, healthcare professionals.