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Breast Cancer Risk and Screening in Transgender Persons: A Call for Inclusive Care

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The Society of Surgical Oncology is committed to reducing health disparities adversely affecting sexual and gender minorities. Transgender persons represent a socially disadvantaged group who frequently experience discrimination and receive disparate care, resulting in suboptimal cancer outcomes. The rate of breast cancer development in transgender individuals differs from rates observed in their cisgender counterparts, however there is little evidence to quantify these differences and guide evidence-based screening and prevention. There is no consensus for breast cancer screening guidelines in transgender patients. In this review, we discuss barriers to equitable breast cancer care, risk factors for breast cancer development, and existing data to support breast cancer screening in transgender men and women.

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  1. Division of Surgical Oncology, Department of Surgery, Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, WI, USA

    Callisia N. Clarke MD, MS, FACS, FSSO & Chandler S. Cortina MD

  2. Department of Surgery, Duke University Medical Center, Durham, NC, USA

    Oluwadamilola M. Fayanju MD, MA, MPHS

  3. Department of Surgery, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, USA

    Lesly A. Dossett MD, MPH

  4. Department of Surgery, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD, USA

    Fabian M. Johnston MD, MHS

  5. Department of Surgery, The Geisel School of Medicine at Dartmouth, Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center, Lebanon, NH, USA

    Sandra L. Wong MD, MS

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Clarke, C.N., Cortina, C.S., Fayanju, O.M. et al. Breast Cancer Risk and Screening in Transgender Persons: A Call for Inclusive Care. Ann Surg Oncol 29, 2176–2180 (2022). https://doi.org/10.1245/s10434-021-10217-5

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