Gay/Bi Men Anal Cancer Survey

Gay/Bi Men Anal Cancer Survey

A men’s health announcement from The National LGBT Cancer Network. Please participate!

The National LGBT Cancer Network wants to do something about the
increasing prevalence of anal cancer in our community.

First, we need to find out what people know about anal cancer. We are
asking gay and bisexual men to complete a brief (5-minute) anonymous
online survey to assess their knowledge of anal cancer. We are
particularly interested in hearing from men of color and hope that you
will publicize this request through your blog, listserves, website and
mailing lists. The more respondents we have, the more we learn.

In the general population, anal cancer is a rare disease, but among men
who have sex with men (MSM), the incidence of anal cancer is 40% higher
and increasing annually. However, the majority of gay men know little
about the disease, have ever been tested for it, or even know that
screening tests exit. Health care professionals, too, remain divided on
how and whether to screen for it. In fact, a standardized screening
protocol for anal cancer does not yet exist.

To participate, click here
<http://thenationallgbtcancernetwork.cmail1.com/t/r/l/jltkki/l/r> .

THANK YOU.

To learn more about cancer in the LGBT community and the work of the
National LGBT Cancer Network, please visit our website,
www.cancer-network.org <http://www.cancer-network.org/>

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