In a US national study of women surviving cancer, researchers at The Ohio State University James Comprehensive Cancer Center and University of Kentucky Markey Cancer Center found that lesbians and bisexual women cancer survivors reported poorer quality of life and increased health risk behaviors than heterosexual women.
These factors may contribute to excess chronic disease morbidity and mortality among lesbian and bisexual women, and widen existing disparities.
Findings underscore the importance of investing in cancer prevention and survivorship research that intentionally engages LGBT populations.
Hutchcraft ML, Teferra AA, Montemorano L, Patterson JG. LGBT Health. 2021; 8(1).
Read more: https://www.liebertpub.com/doi/full/10.1089/LGBT.2020.0185
