What Trans & Gender Nonconforming People Should Know About Breast Cancer Screenings

What Trans & Gender Nonconforming People Should Know About Breast Cancer Screenings

She Knows-Health·2022-09-29 05:00

When it comes to getting a breast cancer diagnosis, most people only think about cisgender women. The association makes sense: It is the second most common cancer among cis women, and media depictions of this form of cancer, from fiction to PSAs, almost always center their experiences.

Although they are the demographic most impacted by breast cancer, cis women aren’t the only people susceptible to this illness. Everyone is born with some amount of breast tissue, and anyone who has breast tissue can technically be diagnosed with breast cancer. In fact, the National Foundation for Breast Cancer Awarenessestimates that 2,190 cisgender men are diagnosed with this cancer each year.

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