‘Save the Bottoms’ wants to educate people on anal cancer & our butts need it more than ever
behind!Although we all love to show our ass, we aren’t always the best at taking care of it.But this University of Minnesota-based group — affectionately and effectively called SAVETHEBOTTOMS!!! — has made it their mission to “end the stigma around getting tested for anal cancer.”Subscribe to our newsletter for a refreshing cocktail (or mocktail) of LGBTQ+ entertainment and pop culture, served up with a side of eye-candy.WHY is SAVETHEBOTTOMS!!!
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pic.twitter.com/PBpFpF5Z8iAccordingly, there has never been a more critical time for their mission.Per their website, “more than 10,000 people” were expected to be diagnosed with anal cancer in 2024, many of whom probably didn’t even know they were in high risk populations.Amongst those at a greater risk for anal cancer are men and transgender woman who have sex with men, women with HIV, men who have sex with women and have HIV, and women with “prior cervical, vaginal, or vulvar HPV-related disease.”Furthermore, their advocacy work includes promoting the HPV vaccine as “the only means of primary prevention,” as HPV was “estimated to cause” nearly 20,000 cases of oropharyngeal (mouth and throat) and 10,000 cases of anal cancer last year.SAVETHEBOTTOMS!!!
would like to respectfully remind the future Secretary of Health & Human Services that in 2024 HPV is estimated to cause the following new cancer cases in the US: pic.twitter.com/F08n3SkTdNThat said, the new presidential administration isn’t making their job any easier.
