Division of Cancer Epidemiology and Genetics, National Cancer Institute, Rockville, MD, USA.
Brighton & Sussex University Hospitals NHS Trust, Brighton, UK; Welsh Gender Service, Cardiff and Vale University Health Board, Cardiff, UK.
Trends Cancer. 2022 Apr;8(4):273-275. doi: 10.1016/j.trecan.2022.01.005. Epub 2022 Jan 31.
Sex hormones are crucial for the body's development and function. Therefore, many transgender people seek hormone therapy as part of their transition. However, sex hormones modulate cancer risk. Studying sex hormones in cisgender and transgender populations will improve our knowledge of their biological role in cancer and reduce health disparities.
性激素对于身体的发育和功能至关重要。因此,许多跨性别者寻求激素疗法作为其转变过程的一部分。然而,性激素会调节癌症风险。研究顺性别和跨性别人群中的性激素将提高我们对其在癌症中的生物学作用的认识,并减少健康差距。