Screen With Pride! Your Queer Bits deserve care and attention – and so do you.
Cancer awareness information for cisgender men, transgender women, non-binary people, and anyone assigned male at birth.
Prostate Cancer
People who are AMAB will usually have a prostate, including transgender women who have had gender-affirming genital surgery.
If you’re over 50, a Black man over 45, or have a family history of prostate cancer, you’re at higher risk of getting the disease. Screening involves a simple PSA blood test.
Find out more:
Macmillan Cancer Support - Prostate Cancer Information
Macmillan Cancer Support - Prostate cancer | Learn the symptoms, causes and more
Cancer Research UK - Symptoms of prostate cancer
Prostate Cancer UK - Online Risk Checker
Prostate Cancer UK - Trans women and prostate cancer
Prostate Cancer UK - Information for gay and bisexual men
Testicular Cancer
Testicular self-checks are crucial if you have testicles. For transgender women and AMAB non-binary people, gender dysphoria can make this incredibly challenging. If you are not able to talk to your GP or local sexual health clinic, you can also contact your gender identity clinic if you attend one, or your local sexual health and wellbeing service. You can check if this is available in your area on Tranzwiki.
Find out more:
Macmillan Cancer Support - Testicular cancer
Macmillan Cancer Support - How to check for testicular cancer
Cancer Research UK - Symptoms of testicular cancer, lump on your testicle
Breast, Chest and Pec Cancer
Everyone has breast tissue and nearly 400 men a year get breast cancer in the UK. Breast cancer in men is not common, but it can happen. If you’re a man, you should still be checking your chest.
Trans women are also at risk of breast cancer and should be self-checking and attending screening when appropriate.
Find out more:
Breast Cancer UK - Male breast cancer
Breast Cancer UK - Transgender People and Breast Cancer Risk
CoppaFeel! - Breast Cancer in Men | Can Men Get Breast Cancer?
Breast Cancer Now - Transgender and gender-diverse people and breast cancer
Anal Cancer
Anal cancer is rare but disproportionately impacts gay and bisexual men. It is primarily caused by the human papillomavirus (HPV). Early detection through symptom awareness is crucial, and the HPV vaccine is highly effective for prevention.
Find out more:
Macmillan Cancer Support - Anal cancer
NHS - Causes of anal cancer
Cancer Research UK - Risks and causes of anal cancer
