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Yesterday I learned that queer women are at a higher risk for breast cancer (www.breastcancer.org)

submitted 2 days ago by Lobanova@lemmy.blahaj.zone to c/lesbians@lemmy.blahaj.zone

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I am kind of worried that by sharing this I’ll unintentionally “validate” our oppressors when in reality this should only make decent people care more about stopping cancer; I really don’t wanna live in a world with fewer lesbians.

LGB cisgender women may have a higher risk of breast cancer than heterosexual women due to risk factors like fewer childbirths and higher alcohol use.

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The best way to catch breast cancer early is through regular mammograms and screenings, but research shows that LGB women and transgender people are less likely to get screenings than cisgender, straight women. According to the 2021 Out: National Cancer Survey conducted by the National LGBT Cancer Network, around 30% of TGNB people never received a cancer screening test prior to their cancer diagnosis.

Oh, fuck my life.

Sometimes I wish that I could just sleep forever.

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[–] dandelion@lemmy.blahaj.zone 8 points 2 days ago

seems at least partially an issue of being a marginalized community, of course health outcomes are worse; they might likewise find all sorts of cancers are more common in queer folks than straight folks, the stress alone from being queer probably increases chances of heart attacks and strokes ...

so don't worry over this and just keep up with self-care, stress reduction, living a healthy and active life, and do your regular self exams. My partner and I both have fibrous, dense breasts and we do our exams together 😄

[–] SharkWeek@lemmy.blahaj.zone 4 points 2 days ago

Remember to check your partner's breasts regularly and thoroughly, and in turn make sure they're paying proper attention to yours.