Gay men cancer of the colon

Gay Men and the Stigma of a Cancer Diagnosis. Why Gay People Are at Increased Risk of Colon Cancer. The results of these experiences are explored further in the Minority Stress Model, which states that the interplay of social exclusion and discrimination, in combination with limited resources, expectations of rejection, nondisclosure, and stigma of cancer, can impact health behaviors, some of which have been linked to cancer incidence. Finally, future research in this area should collect data that can help explain why being gay or bisexual is positively associated with the use of such widely recommended procedures as colonoscopy or sigmoidoscopy, but negatively associated with a procedure as controversial as the PSA test.