Breast cancer risk in transgender people receiving hormone treatment: nationwide cohort study in the Netherlands -

Breast cancer risk in transgender people receiving hormone treatment: nationwide cohort study in the Netherlands
Information type: Other primary research
Source: British Medical Journal
Specialities: Cancers | Endocrine system disorders
Summary
This study found an increased risk of breast cancer in trans women compared with cisgender men (incidence ratio 46.7, 95% CI 27.2-75.4), but a lower risk than cisgender women (0.3, 0.2-0.4). The risk was lower for transgender men vs cisgender women (0.2, 0.1-0.5).
UKMi comment

The authors report that the absolute risk of breast cancer in transgender people remains low, and therefore following breast cancer screening guidelines for cisgender people seems sufficient for transgender people using hormone treatment.
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