Comparison of Lesbian and Bisexual Women to Heterosexual Women's Screening Prevalence for Breast, Cervical, and Colorectal Cancer in Missouri

LGBT Health
Jane A McElroyAmy Williams

Abstract

Sexual minority women may be at higher risk of breast, cervical, and colorectal cancer compared to heterosexual women. In addition, sexual minority women may use preventive cancer-related screening services less than heterosexual women. Using a population-based probability sample of Missouri women, we compared cancer screening behavior of heterosexual (n=29,847), self-identified lesbian (n=114), and bisexual (n=162) women. Sexual minority women were significantly younger by approximately 10 years and comprised less than 1% of the sample. In this sample, sexual minority and heterosexual women did not differ in the proportion having ever obtained breast, cervical or colorectal cancer screenings.

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