Researchers scramble for an explanation
(NEWSER) - A US study has discovered higher reports of cancer among gays, and researchers are at a loss to explain why. The study of more than 120,000 Californians found that gay men were twice as likely as straight men to report a cancer diagnosis, which occurred, on average, a decade earlier than similar cases for heterosexual men. There was no similar finding for lesbians, though lesbians were more likely to report feeling in "fair or poor health" than heterosexual women. The study didn't compare total number of cancer cases because it only dealt with cancer survivors. More»
