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Oncology

The Trans Mammogram Gap: Large numbers of trans people aren’t receiving their recommended screenings for breast cancer. Are you?

Disclaimer: I am not a medical professional and this is not medical advice. Routine screenings for breast cancer using regular…

Contrary to Abigail Shrier’s “Irreversible Damage”, testosterone use in trans men is not associated with increased reproductive cancers

Irreversible Damage by Abigail Shrier has become one of the most celebrated books among anti-trans advocates for its popular and…

Denmark population-wide study confirms association between cyproterone acetate and meningioma risk – and recent users of CPA are disproportionately trans women

Previously: Additional data confirms 10mg of cyproterone acetate (CPA) is effective for testosterone suppression in trans women (June 2021) Disclaimer:…

Additional data confirms 10mg of cyproterone acetate (CPA) is effective for testosterone suppression in trans women

Previously: Lower doses of cyproterone acetate may be similarly effective for blocking testosterone, with a lower risk of adverse effects…

Three decades and hundreds of transfeminine breast augmentations show rare regret and trends toward larger implants

Trans women and transfeminine people seeking breast augmentation as part of medical transition face certain concerns distinct from cis women…

Study of entire French population offers further data on cyproterone acetate and meningioma risk

Previously: Cyproterone acetate and meningioma risk in trans women (March 2018) Update on case reports: Cyproterone acetate and meningioma in…

Update on cases of lymphoma linked to textured breast implants in transgender women (BIA-ALCL)

I’ve previously covered emerging findings on breast implant-associated anaplastic large-cell lymphoma (BIA-ALCL), a type of non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma caused by the…

Lower doses of cyproterone acetate may be similarly effective for blocking testosterone, with a lower risk of adverse effects

Previously: Cyproterone acetate and meningioma risk in trans women (March 2018) Update on case reports: Cyproterone acetate and meningioma in…

Trans women and transfeminine people taking HRT are far less likely to develop prostate cancer

Concerns over supposedly cancer-causing effects of cross-sex hormone therapy are an area in which public alarm has often pulled far…

Further publications on BRCA1/2 variants and their impact on transitioning

Disclaimer: I am not a doctor and this is not medical advice. Last year, I wrote about case studies of…