Breast cancer disparities among the LGBTQ+ community

Questions To Ask Your Health Care Provider

• Given my personal and family history, what kind of breast cancer screening should I have done and how often?
• Are there preventive actions that I might consider to lower my risk of breast cancer?
• I have had breast cancer, what treatments are recommended or not recommended.
• What are the benefits and risks of alternative therapies for breast cancer treatment?
• If I decide not to take anti-estrogen therapy, what are the risks and benefits?

Open Clinical Trials

The following studies are enrolling people from the LGBTQ+ community. 

• PRIDE Study: The PRIDE Study is the first long-term national health study of LGBTQ+ people. The goal is to improve the long-term health and wellness of LGBTQ+ people. 

• NCT05845476: Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity (SOGI) Data Collection Program Implementation and Evaluation (SOGI). The goal of this proposal is to assess multi-level barriers associated with sexual orientation and gender identity (SOGI) data collection in the health record as well as implementation factors, including feasibility, acceptability and data completeness. 

Visit our Featured Research Page and Research Search and Enroll Tool to find additional studies enrolling people with or at high risk for cancer. Note: Most of these trials are geared towards cisgender people.