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Elizabeth Cathcart-Rake, MD

Senior Associate Consultant, Division of Medical Oncology, Department of Oncology, Mayo Clinic

Highlights

Dr. Cathcart-Rake's areas of clinical and research focus include:

  • Cancer screening among transgender and gender diverse individuals at risk for breast cancer
  • Clinical care interventions for patients who identify as LGBTQIA+
  • Endocrine therapies in patients who identify as transgender and gender diverse and are diagnosed with breast cancer
  • Prevention and treatment of side effects that result from cancer therapies, including hot flashes, alopecia, and neuropathy
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Elizabeth Cathcart-Rake, MD, is an assistant professor of oncology at Mayo Clinic in Rochester MN, specializing in the treatment of breast cancer.

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Dr. Cathcart-Rake's research and clinical work focuses on improving the disparities facing LGBTQIA+ patients with or at risk for cancer, with a particular aim to improve care for transgender and gender diverse individuals with breast cancer. In addition, Dr. Cathcart-Rake studies ways to prevent and treat the acute and long-term effects of cancer treatments in order to support the quality of life of cancer survivors.

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Contributions

LGBTQ+

02/13/24 | BY: Elizabeth Cathcart-Rake, Victoria Seamon

In this section, find tailored information and practical tools to help you understand disparities and recommendations for LGBTQ+ people with breast cancer.

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Emotional support for LGBTQ+ people affected by breast cancer

02/12/24 | BY: Elizabeth Cathcart-Rake, Victoria Seamon

If you are a member of the LGBTQ+ community and you’re facing breast cancer, your emotional needs may be different than those of cisgender and heterosexual people diagnosed with the disease. Support is available.

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Health disparities for LGBTQ+ people affected by breast cancer

02/12/24 | BY: Elizabeth Cathcart-Rake, Victoria Seamon

Understanding LGBTQ+-specific breast cancer risk issues and how your breast cancer experience may be unique may help empower you to ask your healthcare team questions and make medical decisions that are right for you.

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Breast cancer and transgender people

02/12/24 | BY: Elizabeth Cathcart-Rake, Victoria Seamon

Transgender people have special considerations and issues that may affect risk, diagnosis, and care. Many times transgender people are under-represented in breast cancer research, which leads to disparities.

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Communicating with your breast cancer care team as an LGBTQ+ person

02/12/24 | BY: Elizabeth Cathcart-Rake, Victoria Seamon

Trusting your healthcare team and talking with them openly is often key to getting the best care, treatment, and quality of life possible, and easing your worries and fears.

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Body image, sexuality, and family planning: LGBTQ+

02/12/24 | BY: Elizabeth Cathcart-Rake, Victoria Seamon

If you have breast cancer and you’re part of the LGBTQ+ community, you may have unique concerns and experiences when it comes to your body and sense of sexuality, gender, and self.

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Breast cancer screening recommendations for transgender people

02/12/24 | BY: Elizabeth Cathcart-Rake, Victoria Seamon

Learn more about breast cancer screening guidelines for transgender people based on age; sex assigned at birth; risk factors; and use of hormone therapy, surgery, or both that may be used in the transitioning process.

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 | 8 Min. Read