Health and health care among transgender adults in the United States

AI Scheim, KE Baker, AJ Restar… - Annual review of public …, 2022 - annualreviews.org
Transgender (trans) communities in the USA and globally have long organized for health
and social equity but have only recently gained increased visibility within public health. In …

Cervical cancer screening in the United States: Challenges and potential solutions for underscreened groups

LN Fuzzell, RB Perkins, SM Christy, PW Lake… - Preventive …, 2021 - Elsevier
Cervical cancer screening rates in the United States are generally high, yet certain groups
demonstrate disparities in screening and surveillance. Individuals at greatest risk for cervical …

Cancer in transgender and gender-diverse persons: a review

AG Leone, D Trapani, MB Schabath, JD Safer… - JAMA …, 2023 - jamanetwork.com
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 …

Cancer stage, treatment, and survival among transgender patients in the United States

SS Jackson, X Han, Z Mao, L Nogueira… - JNCI: Journal of the …, 2021 - academic.oup.com
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 …

Gender‐affirming hormone therapy: an updated literature review with an eye on the future

L D'hoore, G T'Sjoen - Journal of internal medicine, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
In line with increasing numbers of transgender (trans) and gender nonbinary people
requesting hormone treatment, the body of available research is expanding. More clinical …

Barriers and facilitators to cervical cancer screening among transgender men and non-binary people with a cervix: A systematic narrative review.

D Connolly, X Hughes, A Berner - Preventive medicine, 2020 - Elsevier
Cervical cancer mortality in the United Kingdom (UK) has decreased over the last decade,
largely due to uptake of cervical cancer screening. However, only those with a female …

Breast cancer risk and screening in transgender persons: a call for inclusive care

CN Clarke, CS Cortina, OM Fayanju, LA Dossett… - Annals of surgical …, 2022 - Springer
Abstract The Society of Surgical Oncology is committed to reducing health disparities
adversely affecting sexual and gender minorities. Transgender persons represent a socially …

LGBTQ2S+ childbearing individuals and perinatal mental health: a systematic review

A Kirubarajan, LC Barker, S Leung… - … Journal of Obstetrics …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Background The perinatal period may uniquely impact the mental health and wellbeing of
lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer, and Two‐Spirit (LGBTQ2S+) childbearing …

Bridging barriers to cervical cancer screening in transgender men: a scoping review

N Dhillon, JL Oliffe, MT Kelly… - American journal of …, 2020 - journals.sagepub.com
Estimates of high-risk human papillomavirus (HPV) infection and susceptibility to HPV-
related cancer in transgender men (TM) are comparable to prevalence rates found in …

Participation, barriers, and facilitators of cancer screening among LGBTQ+ populations: a review of the literature

E Heer, C Peters, R Knight, L Yang, SJ Heitman - Preventive Medicine, 2023 - Elsevier
The LGBTQ+ community is at higher risk of certain cancers but is less likely to participate in
screening programs or engage with preventive healthcare. Despite this, the barriers and …