了解和解决LGBTQ+癌症健康差异的理解和解决问题
1Department of Oncology, Wayne State University School of Medicine, Detroit, Michigan.
概括
认定为女同性恋,男同性恋,双性恋,跨性别者或酷尔 (LGBTQ+) 的癌症幸存者面临更高的慢性健康状况和残疾率. 变性人和性别不符合的个人在健康并发症中经历了最显著的差异.
科学领域:
- 在瘤学瘤学.
- 公共卫生 公共卫生
- 健康差异 在健康上的差异
背景情况:
- 女同性恋,男同性恋,双性恋,变性恋和酷尔 (LGBTQ +) 癌症幸存者体验的健康结果比异性恋和 cisgender 个人更糟糕.
- 以前的研究表明,在LGBTQ+癌症幸存者中,并发病率更高.
研究的目的:
- 评估LGBTQ+身份与身体/精神健康并发症和活动限制之间的关联.
- 提供癌症幸存者的性取向和性别认同的单独估计.
- 确定跨性别者和性别不符合癌症幸存者所面临的具体差异.
主要方法:
- 利用了来自行为风险因素监测系统的数据.
- 分析了LGBTQ+身份与各种慢性疾病和残疾之间的关联.
- 根据性取向和性别认同进行差异化分析.
主要成果:
- LGBTQ+幸存者患喘,抑郁症,心脏病发作,脏病,中风和糖尿病的几率更高.
- LGBTQ+幸存者报告说,视力/认知障碍和日常活动困难的患病率增加.
- 与 cisgender 幸存者相比,跨性别和性别不符合的幸存者与几乎所有并发症的关联明显更强.
结论:
- LGBTQ+癌症幸存者面临着不成比例的健康挑战.
- 性取向和性别认同是癌症生存率差异的关键因素.
- 需要进一步的研究来理解和解决这些健康不平等的驱动因素.
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