Gender-Affirming Care Recommendations for Health Providers Treating Gender Diverse Adolescents and Young Adults with Cancer.

J Adolesc Young Adult Oncol

Psychiatry and Biobehavioral Sciences and Pediatrics, David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA, Los Angeles, California, USA.

Published: December 2023

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