Sexual and Gender Minorities Twice as Likely to Experience Cancer-Related Pain

Summary: A recent study shows that LGBTQ+ (sexual and gender minority) cancer survivors are twice as likely to suffer from cancer-related pain compared to straight, cisgender survivors. Researchers looked at data from over 56,000 people and found that gender minority survivors had the highest pain rates (almost 28%), followed by sexual minority women (about 17%) and men (14%). Straight, cisgender survivors reported pain at only 9.5%.

This pain gap was seen across all ages, races, and income levels. It shows that social struggles, bias, and lack of support make the cancer journey much harder for these groups.

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