ArticleCancers2023
Breast, Prostate, Colorectal, and Lung Cancer Incidence and Risk Factors in Women Who Have Sex with Women and Men Who Have Sex with Men: A Cross-Sectional and Longitudinal Analysis Using UK Biobank.
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- Identifying the ways in which tobacco cessation interventions have been tailored for sexual and gender minority individuals: A systematic review.Journal of health psychology · 2025Pooled it
- Bridging Mammography and Lung Cancer Screening: Eligibility, Uptake and Potential Impact.Cancer medicine · 2026Article
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- Comparison of the characteristics of the population eligible for lung cancer screening under 2013 and population newly eligible under 2021 US Preventive Services Task Force recommendations.Cancer causes & control : CCC · 2024Article
- Nanoparticle-Mediated Drug Delivery Systems for Precision Targeting in Oncology.Pharmaceuticals (Basel, Switzerland) · 2024Review
- Using Routine Data to Improve Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender Health.Interactive journal of medical research · 2024Article
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Abstract
backgroundThere is limited evidence about cancer incidence for lesbian, gay and bisexual women and men, although the prevalence of cancer risk factors may be higher.
aimTo describe cancer incidence for four common cancers (breast, lung, colorectal and prostate).
methodsThis project used UK Biobank participant data. We explored risk factor prevalence (age, deprivation, ethnicity, smoking, alcohol intake, obesity, parity, and sexual history), and calculated cancer risk, for six groups defined based on sexual history; women who have sex exclusively with men (WSEM), or women (WSEW), women who have sex with men and women (WSWM); men who have sex exclusively with women (MSEW), or men (MSEM), and men who have sex with women and men (MSWM).
resultsWSEW, WSWM, MSEM, and MSMW were younger, more likely to smoke, and to live in more deprived neighbourhoods. We found no evidence of an association between sexual history and breast, colorectal, or prostate cancer in age-adjusted models. Lung cancer incidence was higher for WSWM compared with WSEM, HR (95%CI) 1.78 (1.28-2.48),
conclusionsSexual minority groups have a higher risk for lung cancer, due to greater exposure to smoking.
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