Cancer screening prevalence U.S. adults 2019 & 2021, by sexual orientation

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John Elflein,
May 30, 2024

In 2019 and 2021, cancer screening in the United States was generally lower among bisexual adults compared to heterosexual adults, except for with cervical cancer screenings. The largest gap was reported for prostate cancer, with 37 percent of heterosexual men aged over 50 receiving a prostate specific antigen test within the past year, compared to only 25 percent of bisexual men. This statistic depicts the prevalence of cancer screening among adults in the United States in 2019 and 2021, by sexual orientation.

Cancer screening prevalence among adults in the United States in 2019 and 2021, by sexual orientation

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Release date

January 2024

Region

North America, United States

Survey time period

2019 and 2021

Supplementary notes

National Health Interview Survey, 2019 & 2021.

Screening prevalence is based on American Cancer Society guidelines. 

Mammogram within the past year (ages 45-54 years) or past two years (ages ≥55 years). 

Pap test in the past 3 years among women ages 25–65 years, OR Pap test and HPV test within the past 5 years among women ages 30–65 years. 

FOBT/FIT, sigmoidoscopy, colonoscopy, computed tomography (CT) colonography, OR sDNA test in the past 1, 5, 10, 5 and 3 years, respectively. 

Prostate specific antigen test within the past year, among males ages 50+ years who have not been diagnosed with prostate cancer.

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