Originally published June 25, 2021

Why representation matters. Why pronouns matter. And why it matters more than ever for patients with cancer from LGBTQ+ communities to be counted and welcomed.

Scout, MA, PhD, executive director of the National LGBT Cancer Network, tells host Dr. Don Dizon why he believes dismantling the implicit bias LGBTQ+ patients often face begins with doctors and allies asking the uncomfortable questions and feeling comfortable admitting when they “just don’t know what they don’t know.”

Read more and listen to the podcast on the website of Conquer Cancer, the ASCO Foundation.