Screening in 2SLGBTQI+ communities
Take control of your health – see your healthcare provider regularly and know when you should be screened for certain cancers.
2SLGBTQI+ communities put the spotlight on early detection
Members of the 2SLGBTQI+ communities share their experience with screening and encourage others to get screened. If you’re in a certain age or population group, you can also have screening tests that help find breast, cervical and colorectal cancer before you’ve even noticed symptoms.
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Why should you get screened?
We know that 2SLGBTQI+ communities are less likely to get screened than their non-trans and heterosexual counterparts. While there can be many barriers to taking care of your health, it’s important to get screened.
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Cervical cancer screening
Get screened for cervical cancer
Lesbian, bisexual and queer women and cervical cancer screening
As a trans woman or non-binary person assigned male at birth, do I need to get screened for cervical cancer?
As a trans man or non-binary person assigned female at birth, do I need to get screened for cervical cancer?