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Breast Cancer Risk and Screening in Transgender Persons: A Call for Inclusive Care
- Source :
- Annals of Surgical Oncology. 29:2176-2180
- Publication Year :
- 2021
- Publisher :
- Springer Science and Business Media LLC, 2021.
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Abstract
- The Society of Surgical Oncology is committed to reducing health disparities adversely affecting sexual and gender minorities. Transgender persons represent a socially disadvantaged group who frequently experience discrimination and receive disparate care, resulting in suboptimal cancer outcomes. The rate of breast cancer development in transgender individuals differs from rates observed in their cisgender counterparts, however there is little evidence to quantify these differences and guide evidence-based screening and prevention. There is no consensus for breast cancer screening guidelines in transgender patients. In this review, we discuss barriers to equitable breast cancer care, risk factors for breast cancer development, and existing data to support breast cancer screening in transgender men and women.
- Subjects :
- medicine.medical_specialty
medicine.diagnostic_test
business.industry
Cancer
medicine.disease
Health equity
Sexual minority
03 medical and health sciences
Breast cancer screening
0302 clinical medicine
Breast cancer
Oncology
Risk factors for breast cancer
Surgical oncology
030220 oncology & carcinogenesis
Family medicine
Transgender
medicine
030211 gastroenterology & hepatology
Surgery
skin and connective tissue diseases
business
Subjects
Details
- ISSN :
- 15344681 and 10689265
- Volume :
- 29
- Database :
- OpenAIRE
- Journal :
- Annals of Surgical Oncology
- Accession number :
- edsair.doi...........f184848c59df3c4cd29b18dab4f5ed70