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[DapperButch]

Originally Posted by Nadeest

This article was brought to my attention via one of my friends on Facebook. I thought that people might be interested in viewing it. http://openmindedhealth.com/2013/09/...one-treatment/

I don't know...what do you think, Nadeest?

I see that the article says that for both transwomen and transmen (on cross sex hormones) that the incidence of breast cancer is equal to cis men.

The theory is that it is due to tesotosterone that the transmen have a lower incidence. Although their "female" hormones don't drop, testosterone neutralizes it so to speak (is what I am reading anyway).

This same theory doesn't fit for transwomen because as they are not just adding female hormones (estrogen/progesterone), they are also blocking male hormones (testosterone). So, if it is the testosterone that is keeping the transmen safer than a cis women, what is keeping transwomen safe?

I admit that I don't know much at all about how sex hormones and breast cancer works, but I would take pause if I were a transwoman taking cross sex hormones. I would want to be treated like any other person who had estrogen/progesterone flowing through their bodies (mammorgrams if have breast growth).

What are your thoughts on this Nadeest? I admit to being ignorant when it comes to this issue with transwomen, but would like to know more. I know that you cannot speak for all, but what does the transwomen community say about this issue?