What The Studies Did:
These two related studies and editorial examined the association of sexual orientation and gender identity with a history of self-reported skin cancer.
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Arash Mostaghimi, M.D., M.P.A., M.P.H., of Brigham and Women’s Hospital and Harvard Medical School in Boston, is the corresponding author of both studies.
(doi:10.1001/jamadermatol.2019.4196 and 10.1001/jamadermatol.2019.4197)
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Association Between Sexual Orientation and Lifetime Prevalence of Skin Cancer in the United States
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Gender Identity and Lifetime Prevalence of Skin Cancer in the United States
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jamadermatology/
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jamadermatol.
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