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Lesbian, bisexual and queer women and breast cancer screening

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  5. Lesbian, bisexual and queer women and breast cancer screening

It can be hard to make breast screening a priority. Maybe you don’t identify with your breasts. Maybe you’re concerned that you may experience homophobia or biphobia at the screening facility. Perhaps you’re worried that a mammogram could be uncomfortable or upsetting. Or, maybe you just don’t want to think about cancer.

But if you’re a woman age 50 and over, it’s important to get screened for breast cancer. This means finding cancer before there are any symptoms by getting a mammogram every two years. Regular screening is the best way of finding breast cancer early, when treatment is most effective.

So, is it worth the hassle and discomfort? The answer is yes. Because your health is worth it. Because your body is worth it. Because cancer doesn’t discriminate.

Find out more about breast cancer screening and answer questions that you might have.

Words matter

We refer to cancer in breast tissue as breast cancer, and to the tissue itself as breasts. That said, we recognize that some lesbian, gay, bisexual and queer women do not identify as having breasts, feel ambivalent about having breasts or perhaps prefer the term “chest.”
Life is too sacred to let cancer cut it short