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CURRENT PROBLEMS IN CANCER
Volume 46, Issue 5, Pages -Publisher
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DOI: 10.1016/j.currproblcancer.2022.100858
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Sexual and gender minorities (SGM) experience a greater cancer burden and have lower cancer screening rates. This commentary provides evidence-based screening guidelines for SGM individuals.
Sexual and gender minorities (SGM) include persons identifying as lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender/non-binary, and queer experience a greater cancer burden than their heterosexual or cisgender counterparts. Access to cancer care includes prevention and early detection, however despite known increased risk for various malignancies among SGM individuals, cancer screening rates remain low. This commentary out-lines disparities in cancer screening for SGM individuals and provides the current evidence-based screening guidelines for these patients. (C) 2022 Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.
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