Chapter Summary: Cancer Screening Considerations for Transgender Patients

Pearls:

• Cancer screenings for transgender patients should take into account an organ inventory that can be obtained from history-taking, personal/family risk factors and trauma-informed approaches to sensitive exams like the pelvic exam.
• Cancer screening considerations for transgender patients:
• Cancer screening is a cornerstone of primary care yet can be more nuanced among transgender individuals based on their sex organs
• Pearl: An...

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