Omaha Senator Opens up About Breast Cancer Diagnosis
Researchers say inconsistent guidelines and limited clinician training are leaving transmasculine patients without clear breast cancer screening after gender-affirming surgery.
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Study highlights need for breast cancer screening among trans people who get top surgery
A new study has found that healthcare professionals are not doing enough to screen trans patients who have had top surgery for breast cancer. Published July 29 in the Breast Cancer Research and Treatment journal, the researchers emphasized the “dearth of available data” on cancer risk profiles of people who have had gender-affirming mastectomies, “including a lack of consistent guidelines that are infrequently implemented in practice.” Related …
Claire Hughes, the Member of Parliament for Bangor Aberconwy, has released a very personal film about her journey with breast cancer in the hope that sharing her experiences will encourage more people to examine their breasts and seek medical advice soon if something is wrong.
No standardized conversation about breast/chest cancer risk for trans people seeking top surgery
Transgender and gender diverse (TGD) individuals experience significant healthcare disparities across the oncology spectrum of care. Systemic barriers, past harmful healthcare experiences and sociopolitical climate, and other impediments to accessing health care among others, combine to influence these disparities. TGD individuals undergoing gender-affirming mastectomy (‘top surgery’) face unique challenges related to breast cancer risk assessme…
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