Sexual minority population density and incidence of lung, colorectal and female breast cancer in California.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

Risk factors for breast, colorectal, and lung cancer are known to be more common among lesbian, gay, and bisexual (LGB) individuals, suggesting they may be more likely to develop these cancers. Our objective was to determine differences in cancer incidence by sexual orientation, using sexual orientation data aggregated at the county level.

Methods

Data on cancer incidence were obtained from the California Cancer Registry and data on sexual orientation were obtained from the California Health Interview Survey, from which a measure of age-specific LGB population density by county was calculated. Using multivariable Poisson regression models, the association between the age-race-stratified incident rate of breast, lung and colorectal cancer in each county and LGB popu

SUBMITTER: Boehmer U 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC3975738 | biostudies-literature | 2014 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature