Objectives. To summarize what is known about cancer among the transgender population in
New York State. Methods. We identified transgender patients diagnosed between 1979 and …

Methods As described previously [7], persons of all ages with first evidence of transgender
status between January 1, 2006 and December 31, 2014 were identified from three Kaiser …

Transgender people comprise a diverse group of individuals whose gender identity or
expression differs from that originally assigned to them at birth. Some, but not all …

Background Transgender persons face many barriers to health care that may delay cancer
diagnosis and treatment, possibly resulting in decreased survival. Yet, data on cancer in this …

Transgender identities and health are highly politicized in the United States leading to
restrictions on relevant data collection in national health surveillance systems. This has …

Background Transgender individuals' cancer prevalence and transgender cancer survivors'
health needs have received scarce attention. The current study compared transgender and …

Importance Transgender and gender-diverse individuals face unique challenges, including
barriers to health care access and inequities in treatment, that may influence cancer risk and …

Objectives. To describe the health status of the transgender population in the United States.
Methods. We used 2014 Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System data that comprised a …

Objectives. To estimate the proportion of US adults who identify as transgender and to
compare the demographics of the transgender and nontransgender populations. Methods …

PURPOSE: Cancer prevalence and outcomes data, necessary to understand disparities in
transgender populations, are significantly hampered because gender identity data are not …