The National LGBT Cancer Network has released results from the largest-ever survey of lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer, intersex, and other sexual and gender minority people with cancer.
Based on more than 2,700 responses, the report highlights some of the unique challenges this community faces as they seek cancer care. "It's important to study cancer in LGBTQI people because not only do we have higher risk factors for cancer, but also there's still too much discrimination embedded in the medical system," National LGBT Cancer Network Executive Director Scout, Ph.D. (who goes by one name) told the Bay Area Reporter.