Cancer

The human papillomavirus (HPV) virus is the most common sexually transmitted infection (STI) in the U.S. HPV causes cervical cancer in women, genital cancers in both genders, and is thought be behind the significant rise in oropharyngeal cancers Exit Disclaimer: You Are Leaving www.ihs.gov , especially in men.

Cancer Facts for Lesbians and Bisexual Women Exit Disclaimer: You Are Leaving www.ihs.gov  – The American Cancer Society

Cancer and Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender/Transsexual, and Queer/Questioning Populations (LGBTQ) Exit Disclaimer: You Are Leaving www.ihs.gov  an overview of current literature on seven cancer sites that may disproportionately affect LGBTQ populations from CA: A Cancer Journal for Clinicians

LGBTQ Health Disparities: Gains We’ve Made and Challenges We Face Exit Disclaimer: You Are Leaving www.ihs.gov  – National Cancer Institute, Division of Cancer Control and Population Studies January 2017 online seminar

LGBT task force finds disparities in cancer screening and care Exit Disclaimer: You Are Leaving www.ihs.gov  – Synthesis, the UC Davis Comprehensive Cancer Center magazine

The National LGBT Cancer Action Plan: A White Paper of the 2014 National Summit on Cancer in the LGBT Communities Exit Disclaimer: You Are Leaving www.ihs.gov  – LGBT Health