Katherine A. O'Hanlan, MDFormer President, Gay and Lesbian Medical Association
1. Breast Cancer: Lesbians have the richest concentration of risk factors for this cancer than any subset of women in the world. Combine this with the fact that many lesbians over 40 do not get routine mammograms, do breast self-exams, or have a clinical breast exam, and the cancer may not be diagnosed early when it is most curable.
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