Unrstand health ncerns for gay men and other men who have sex wh men, and learn how to promote good health.
Contents:
- CANCER FACTS FOR GAY AND BISEXUAL MEN
- CANCER RISKS FOR GAY AND BISEXUAL MEN
- GAY MEN AND CANCER
- THE BOTTOM LE: WHY GAY MEN NEED TO TALK ABOUT ANAL CANCER
- COPG WH CANCER AS A GAY OR BISEXUAL MAN
- THE GAY BOWEL SYNDROME: A MON PROBLEM OF HOMOSEXUAL PATIENTS THE EMERGENCY PARTMENT
- COLON NCER SCREENG GUIL FOR GAY AND BISEXUAL MEN
- EXPERIENC AND CONCERNS OF LBIAN, GAY, OR BISEXUAL SURVIVORS OF COLORECTAL CANCER
- GAY MEN AND THE STIGMA OF A CANCER DIAGNOSIS
CANCER FACTS FOR GAY AND BISEXUAL MEN
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. * gay men and colon cancer *
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.
CANCER RISKS FOR GAY AND BISEXUAL MEN
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Gay and bisexual men are more likely to smoke than heterosexual men.
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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. 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.
GAY MEN AND CANCER
Sexually transmted bowel and rectal diseas are mon gay men and are ed by a wi variety of fect agents. Each of the enti implited the gay bowel syndrome is nsired separately and epimlogic nsiratns rponsible for the appearance of such a syndrome are exam … * gay men and colon cancer *
Gay and bisexual men face addnal health re challeng pared to their heterosexual peers, cludg health re dispari, creased risk for specific ncers and negative medil experienc. Awarens, self-advocy and aquate support n help promote the healthit out Care Dispari for Gay and Bisexual MenGay and bisexual men may face vert or overt discrimatn and harassment medil re settgs. Missg the n lead to ncer beg diagnosed at later stag, makg the ncer harr to gay and bisexual men are not partnered, married or livg wh a signifint other.
Dependg on age, they may have also lost members of their muny due to HIV/AIDS and other diseas related to addn, many gay and bisexual men have been rejected by or have limed ntact wh their blogil and bisexual men face addnal health re challeng pared to their heterosexual peers, cludg health re dispari, creased risk for specific ncers and negative medil experienc. Increased Cancer RisksGay and bisexual men face a greater risk of certa ncers pared to their heterosexual unterparts. Gay and bisexual men have historilly faced a great al of prejudice, discrimatn and vlence.
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.
THE BOTTOM LE: WHY GAY MEN NEED TO TALK ABOUT ANAL CANCER
Some have suggted gays and lbians may rry a greater burn of lorectal ncer. To date, dividual sexual orientatn data are not available ncer surveillance registri. This prevents an asssment of differenc lorectal ncer cince and mortaly by sexual orientatn, g dividual-level data. We e an elogil approach to exame differenc lorectal ncer cince and mortaly by unty-level sexual orientatn data. From the Surveillance, Epimlogy and End Rults (SEER) Program we obta populatn-based surveillance data on lorectal ncer cince and mortaly om 1996 to 2004. We e Cens 2000 data on same-sex partnered hoeholds, a proxy of sexual orientatn, to rive unty-level sexual orientatn data. Usg multiple regrsn mols, we examed the unty-level associatn of sexual mory nsy wh lorectal ncer cince and mortaly. After ntrollg for race and SES, we intify a signifint posive associatn between greater nsy of sexual mory men and women and lorectal ncer cince. Wh rpect to lorectal ncer mortaly, we intify a posive associatn wh nsy of sexual mory men, but not women. In the absence of surveillance data on sexual mory dividuals, elogil analys provi timat of associatns at the aggregate level, thereby providg ccial rmatn for follow-up studi. * gay men and colon 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.
COPG WH CANCER AS A GAY OR BISEXUAL MAN
Colorectal ncer (CRC) is the third most mon ncer men and women (Amerin Cancer Society, 2017). However, CRC survivorship is unrstudied. To the current thors’ knowledge, CRC survivorship among lbian, gay, or bisexual (LGB) dividuals has never been studied, spe rearch ditg that members of this populatn have greater risk factors for CRC (Instute of Medice, 2011; Rben, 2007), as well as higher CRC cince, prevalence, and mortaly (Boehmer, Ozonoff, & Miao, 2011; Fredriksen-Goldsen et al., 2011), than the general populatn. * gay men and colon cancer *
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. Concern about homophobia and the stigma sometim associated wh homosexualy may prevent some gay men om gettg route health re. Gay, bisexual and queer men's attus and unrstandgs of timate partner vlence and sexual asslt.
THE GAY BOWEL SYNDROME: A MON PROBLEM OF HOMOSEXUAL PATIENTS THE EMERGENCY PARTMENT
A spg review of timate partner vlence as relat to the experienc of gay and bisexual men. The gay bowel syndrome: a mon problem of homosexual patients the emergency partment.
Sexually transmted bowel and rectal diseas are mon gay men and are ed by a wi variety of fect agents.
Each of the enti implited the gay bowel syndrome is nsired separately and epimlogic nsiratns rponsible for the appearance of such a syndrome are examed. 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).
COLON NCER SCREENG GUIL FOR GAY AND BISEXUAL MEN
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. AbstractBackgroundSome have suggted gays and lbians may rry a greater burn of lorectal ncer.
EXPERIENC AND CONCERNS OF LBIAN, GAY, OR BISEXUAL SURVIVORS OF COLORECTAL CANCER
Bee sexual orientatn data are not clud ncer registri, we do not know the CRC cince and mortaly sexual mori, fed as lbian, gay, and bisexual dividuals.
Gay men's higher level lorectal ncer risk factors are limed to their greater smokg rat pared to heterosexual men [5, 6].
Gay men's alhol e has not been nsistently intified as signifintly different pared to heterosexual men [7], and gay men are signifintly ls likely to be overweight or obe pared to heterosexual men [10]. A recent populatn-based study of California men nclud that gay and bisexual men have higher screeng rat for CRC pared to heterosexual men [14]. A Massachetts-based study nfirmed gay men's higher screeng rat, but found no differenc bisexual men's screeng rat, pared to heterosexual men [12].
GAY MEN AND THE STIGMA OF A CANCER DIAGNOSIS
From a study of a predomantly male sample of HIV-fected patients we know that spe HIV-patients' greater health re utilizatn, they were signifintly ls likely to have been screened for CRC pared to a ntrol sample whout HIV [15], possibly suggtg lower CRC screeng among gay men.
Prevly reported associatns between sexual mori and CRC have been limed to higher CRC risk factors among lbians [4–9] or greater smokg rat among gay men [5, 6]. Ryan H, Wortley PM, Easton A, Person L, Greenwood G: Smokg among lbians, gays, and bisexuals: a review of the lerature.
Tang H, Greenwood GL, Cowlg DW, Lloyd JC, Roeler AG, Bal DG: Cigarette smokg among lbians, gays, and bisexuals: how ser a problem? Drabble L, Midanik LT, Trocki K: Reports of alhol nsumptn and alhol-related problems among homosexual, bisexual and heterosexual rponnts: rults om the 2000 Natnal Alhol Survey.