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The American Cancer Society has found that queer people frequently experience "minority stress" in health care settings, leading to an "elevated prevalence" of cancer risk factors.
A colonoscopy is recommended for all men over the age of fifty -- or earlier (age forty) for high- risk patients like African-Americans or men with a family history of prostate or colon cancer. Gay men should have a rectal exam beginning at age forty.
Prostate cancer is one of the most common cancers and is the second leading cause of cancer deaths among men in the United States. When detected early, prostate cancer can be treated effectively and cured.
