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.
Contents:
- CANCER FACTS FOR GAY AND BISEXUAL MEN
- THE BOTTOM LE: WHY GAY MEN NEED TO TALK ABOUT ANAL CANCER
- ANAL CANCER, HIV AND GAY/BISEXUAL MEN
- WHEN TO PROSTATE NCER, 'GAY MEN ARE ERASED,' PATIENTS SAY
- CANCER RISKS FOR GAY AND BISEXUAL MEN
- ANAL NCER: ATRALIAN STUDY OF PRENCERO TISSU GAY MEN SHOWS LTLE CREASED RISK POSIVE MEN, ALMOST NO NCER S
- GAY MEN AND CANCER
- GAY MEN AND ANAL NCER
- GAY AND BISEXUAL MEN THE US LACK BASIC INFORMATN ABOUT ANAL CANCER
- REVIEWSEX AFTER PROSTATE CANCER GAY AND BISEXUAL MEN: A REVIEW OF THE LERATURE
- SPREAD OF MULTIDG-RISTANT SHIGELLA EU/EEA AMONG GAY, BISEXUAL AND OTHER MEN WHO HAVE SEX WH MEN
CANCER FACTS FOR GAY AND BISEXUAL MEN
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Some gay men, pecially those who are HIV posive, might have a higher risk of anal ncer. Rearch suggts that some gay and bisexual men receive ls health re than heterosexual men.
Fear of discrimatn: Some gay and bisexual men don’t tell their health re provirs about their sexual orientatn, bee they worry about discrimatn affectg the qualy of health re they receive. This mak harr for many gay and bisexual men to get qualy health re. Some evince suggts that gay and bisexual men are much more likely to smoke than heterosexual men.
Cancer Screeng Consiratns and Cancer Screeng Uptake for Lbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgenr Persons. Cancer and Lbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgenr/Transsexual, and Queer/Qutng (LGBTQ)Populatns. It is a perfect time to crease unrstandg about anal ncer and s impact on those affected by the disease — particularly gay men — and to enurage people to talk openly about this often-stigmatized topic.
THE BOTTOM LE: WHY GAY MEN NEED TO TALK ABOUT ANAL CANCER
Unrstand health ncerns for gay men and other men who have sex wh men, and learn how to promote good health. * gay men anal cancer *
Gay men and other men who have sex wh men are bearg the disproportnate burn of this disease. The odds of a gay man velopg anal ncer are about 20 to 80 tim higher than for a heterosexual man.
This mak anal ncer one of the most mon ncers affectg gay men. That is why fdg a healthre provir who you feel fortable talkg to and who is knowledgeable about gay men’s health is so important. A growg number of gay physicians and health activists now believe that route screeng, g an anal pap smear, uld rce the cince of anal ncer as dramatilly as has cervil ncer women.
There seems to be ltle nsens on the practily of offerg anal pap smears to all clients, spe the fact that the AIDS Instute of New York remends that HIV posive gay men “and others wh history of HPV disease” should be tted annually. For an HIV negative, gay male, the ual remendatn for a negative anal pap rult is to repeat the procre every 3 years.
ANAL CANCER, HIV AND GAY/BISEXUAL MEN
Sexually Transmted Diseas (STDs) have been creasg among gay and bisexual men. * gay men anal cancer *
For an HIV posive gay man wh a CD4 of over 500, is remend to repeat the tt every 2 years. The large study clud 500 self-intified gay men. It is cril that the gay muny be ted, both HIV negative and HIV posive MSMs, about HPV, anal ncer risk factors and the optns available for screeng and treatment.
Goldstone, assistant clil profsor, Mount Sai School of Medice, New York, and medil director of, said that he se many gay men his general surgery practice.
WHEN TO PROSTATE NCER, 'GAY MEN ARE ERASED,' PATIENTS SAY
Once laser-foced on HIV/AIDS, the gay muny is now addrsg one of the perils of gettg olr. * gay men anal cancer *
Alarmed by the pathology reports he was seeg for gay men, he asked Joel M.
For this reason, HIV-posive gay or bisexual men have higher levels of both HPV fectn and HPV-related disease than heterosexual men (Ste, 1999).
CANCER RISKS FOR GAY AND BISEXUAL MEN
Cigarette smokg among gay men is nearly double that of the general populatn. Smokg is rponsible for 80% of all lung ncers, but also creas the risk for many other ncers, cludg lon ncer, ophageal ncer and anal ncer. The same high-risk stras of HPV (human papillomavis) that e most cervil ncers women * gay men anal cancer *
An timated 61% of HIV-negative and 93% of HIV-posive gay and bisexual men have anal HPV fectns, pared to 50% or ls of heterosexual men.
Dpe the fact that HPV is the most mon e of anal ncer men, those who have the hight risk rema woefully unaware, wh studi suggtg that only about 25% of gay and bisexual men are knowledgeable about the relatnship between HPV fectn and anal ncer. Unrstand important health issu for gay men and other men who have sex wh men, and get tips for matag good Mayo Clic Staff. However, there are some specific health ncerns that gay men and other men who have sex wh men need to be aware of.
ANAL NCER: ATRALIAN STUDY OF PRENCERO TISSU GAY MEN SHOWS LTLE CREASED RISK POSIVE MEN, ALMOST NO NCER S
Gay, bisexual, and other men who have sex wh men are largely unaware that HPV n e anal ncer, spe high awarens of HPV self. This is ncerng given that GBM are at creased risk of HPV-associated anal ncer than the general populatn. Our fdgs suggt that rmatn about … * gay men anal cancer *
Gay men and other men who have sex wh men may be at an creased risk of prsn, bipolar disorr and anxiety. Gay men also are more likely to have body image problems and eatg disorrs, such as anorexia and bulimia, than are other men. Gay men are more likely to al wh alhol e disorr than are other people.
Many health re and mental health anizatns foced on the lbian, gay, bisexual and transgenr muny also offer substance e treatment or may be able to provi rmatn about lol rourc. And rearch has shown that gay men and other men who have sex wh men experience timate partner vlence at a higher rate than do other men. But gay men might be more likely to stay silent about this kd of vlence due to fear of discrimatn.
A lack of shelters and other facili equipped to offer gay men a safe, supportive place to get help also may make dntg to seek re.
GAY MEN AND CANCER
Concern about homophobia and the stigma sometim associated wh homosexualy may prevent some gay men om gettg route health re. Primary re of gay men and men who have sex wh men..
GAY MEN AND ANAL NCER
Gay and bisexual men's health: Mental health. Gay and bisexual men's health: Stigma and discrimatn.
Gay, bisexual and queer men's attus and unrstandgs of timate partner vlence and sexual asslt. A spg review of timate partner vlence as relat to the experienc of gay and bisexual men. Anal ncer is a ser and pervasive health problem among and gay and bisexual men.
Infectn wh HPV is mon, wh one large study at UCSF tectg HPV 61% of HIV negative and 93% of HIV-posive of gay and bisexual men. Doxy-PEP as an STI Preventn Strategy: Consiratns for dividuals and healthre provirs of gay or bisexual men or transgenr women. Get Vaccated: Gay, bisexual, and other men who have sex wh men have a greater chance of gettg Hepatis A, Hepatis B, and HPV.
GAY AND BISEXUAL MEN THE US LACK BASIC INFORMATN ABOUT ANAL CANCER
But the unique challeng facg gay and bisexual men wh prostate ncer have largely gone who have sex wh men (MSM) are ls likely to get regular prostate ncer screengs, and those who are diagnosed are ls likely to have faial and social support, acrdg to rearch ced by the Natnal Instut of Health.
And if their health re provir is not culturally petent, gay and bisexual men are much ls likely to unrstand how treatment will impact their qualy of life. ”As a rult, Margoli add, many lbian, gay, bisexual and transgenr patients go back the closet when they beg ncer treatment.
“I’ve been a gay activist — and been out — so long that I took for granted I uld talk openly to my doctors, ” he told NBC News.
REVIEWSEX AFTER PROSTATE CANCER GAY AND BISEXUAL MEN: A REVIEW OF THE LERATURE
Brass’ said his sexual functn was relatively good, but stead he stggled wh ntence for weeks — g as many as ne “pads” a day and stayg wh yards of a bathroom at all you’re gay and you go to a urologist who hasn’t alt wh gay men, they’ll tell you, 'Brg your wife wh you. '"He joed a prostate ncer support group specifilly for gay and bisexual men at Mount Sai Hospal Manhattan, one of several anized by the natnal advocy anizatn wh other queer men “allowed to be very open about our feelgs — and our sexualy — and to be empathetic wh each other, ” Brass said. “Too often gay men are erased the [support] groups.
They don’t want to hear other men be vulnerable, and they don’t want to hear about gay sex. “If you’re gay and you go to a urologist who hasn’t alt wh gay men, they’ll tell you, ‘Brg your wife wh you, ’" he said. ”That disfort n spread to gay patients.
SPREAD OF MULTIDG-RISTANT SHIGELLA EU/EEA AMONG GAY, BISEXUAL AND OTHER MEN WHO HAVE SEX WH MEN
"A NEGLECTED AREA"It’s impossible to know how many gay men have been diagnosed prostate ncer, bee qutns about sexualy are rarely clud rearch studi. “The medil muny say, ‘We don’t want to ask olr heterosexual men qutns that might upset them, ’" Simon Rosser, an LGBTQ health specialist and -thor of "Gay and Bisexual Men Livg Wh Prostate Cancer, " told NBC Rosser, PhD, MPH, is a profsor at the Universy of Mnota School of Public Health. Universy of MnotaA profsor at the Universy of Mnota School of Public Health, Rosser has received a $3 ln grant om the Natnal Cancer Instute to put together the first prehensive rehabilatn program specifilly for gay and bisexual men wh prostate ncer.
”But wasn’t stutnalized homophobia, Rosser strsed. ” For gay men, so long ignored by medice, Rosser believ those rat are much higher.
”Rosser said the silence and shame surroundg the topic allows ugly myths to flourish — like that gay sex somehow “ed” their ncer. “Gay men have a lot to offer the subject of prostate ncer. And we have studi that show out are different for gay men: We have worse mental health, we have greater urary problems, but our sexual out are reliably better.