title: Comparison of Lesbian and Bisexual Women to Heterosexual Women's Screening Prevalence for Breast, Cervical, and Colorectal Cancer in Missouri.
abstract: Sexual minority women may be at higher risk of breast, cervical, and colorectal cancer compared to heterosexual women. In addition, sexual minority women may use preventive cancer-related screening services less than heterosexual women. Using a population-based probability sample of Missouri women, we compared cancer screening behavior of heterosexual (n=29,847), self-identified lesbian (n=114), and bisexual (n=162) women. Sexual minority women were significantly younger by approximately 10 years and comprised less than 1% of the sample. In this sample, sexual minority and heterosexual women did not differ in the proportion having ever obtained breast, cervical or colorectal cancer screenings.
authors.affiliation: Department of Family and Community Medicine, University of Missouri , Columbia, MO.
authors.forename: Jane A
authors.initials: JA
authors.lastname: McElroy
authors.affiliation: Department of Family and Community Medicine, University of Missouri , Columbia, MO.
authors.forename: Jenna J
authors.initials: JJ
authors.lastname: Wintemberg
authors.affiliation: Department of Family and Community Medicine, University of Missouri , Columbia, MO.
authors.forename: Amy
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Williams
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D001727:Bisexuality / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D001943:Breast Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis*; D015179:Colorectal Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis*; D005260:Female; D020010:Heterosexuality / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D018452:Homosexuality, Female / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D006801:Humans; D008403:Mass Screening / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D008875:Middle Aged; D008923:Missouri; D010342:Patient Acceptance of Health Care / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D002583:Uterine Cervical Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis*
keywords: cancer screening; female; heterosexual; sexual minority