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The differences in coping that we identified were largely driven by the variation among women diagnosed at younger versus older ages (H3). There are likely other explanatory factors, like the conditioned resiliency hypothesis, 5 which account for the additional variation. Health related behaviors and cancer screening of lesbians: results of the boston lesbian health project II. A considerable limitation is the lack of good quality information on breast cancer incidence and prevalence and known breast cancer risk factors in LB women. There were eleven relevant papers, which have been split into three parts – risk models, incidence model and risk factor estimates.Probit regression coefficients were used to estimate the associations between sexual identity and the binary mediators ( e. Conversely, breast cancer rates are higher in more affluent women yet income levels in LB women are relatively low.
There is an assumption that if a certain risk factor is present, then acting on that risk factor, such as drinking less alcohol, will substantially alter the risk of breast cancer.Current theoretical frameworks, like the minority stress model, suggest that sexual minority cancer survivors would suffer additional burdens because of their stigmatized identity.
How will Linda react when she sees her petite wife go from flat chested to cream filled beach balls? g., parenting and education) in explicating the association between sexual identity and coping responses. As shown in Table 1, several demographic (employment status and income) and clinical factors (stage of cancer and types of treatments received) differed between lesbian and heterosexual women. Conversely, college education mediated the association between lesbian identity and cognitive avoidance among women diagnosed at older ages (H2).Rankow and Tessaro (1998) reported the results of a survey conducted in North Carolina among the LB community between June and November 1995 [ 18]. While the relative risk of breast cancer for lesbians and heterosexual women is the topic of much discussion, a definitive answer is still unavailable. Census 2000 results for two questions (female sex of each household member and unmarried partner) which were linked to find same sex female partner households.
than heterosexual women, and were more likely to have mastectomy without reconstructive surgery (33.The increased risks are a result of behaviors that are a result of the stress and stigma of living with homophobia and discrimination.
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