Rearch suggts that some gay and bisexual men may face a number of barriers to gettg the health re and ncer screeng tts they need. Learn what you need to know about ncer risk and preventn.
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CANCER FACTS FOR GAY AND BISEXUAL MEN
We do not know nearly enough about ncer the LGBT muny and we need to. None of the large natnal ncer registri and surveys of ncer cince llect data about sexual orientatn or genr inty, leavg lbian, gay, bisexual and transgenr ncer survivors embedd and visible among the vast wealth of rmatn the surveys * lgbt cancer statistics *
Barriers to health re largely due to stigma and discrimatn make members of the lbian, gay, bisexual, transgenr, queer and genr-nonnformg muny particularly vulnerable to ncer. 3% of participants felt fortable treatg people who intify as lbian, gay and bisexual, but only 53.
None of the large natnal ncer registri and surveys of ncer cince llect data about sexual orientatn or genr inty, leavg lbian, gay, bisexual and transgenr ncer survivors embedd and visible among the vast wealth of rmatn the surveys provi to other groups.
LBIAN, GAY, BISEXUAL, AND TRANSGENR HEALTH
Lbian, gay, bisexual and transgenr people do not.
There is aquate rearch to nfirm that lbian, gay, bisexual and transgenr people have a unique “clter of risk factors” that would lead to have both greater ncer cince and later stage diagnosis.