Analyzing skin cancer risk factors in sexual and gender minority persons and older persons living with HIV

Using national survey data, Dr. Yeung and colleagues showed substantially higher risks of indoor tanning and other skin cancer risk factors among sexual minority men as compared with heterosexual men. They reviewed studies on higher keratinocyte carcinoma risks in older persons living with HIV and subgroups within sexual and gender minority populations, and rising burden of actinic keratosis in older persons overall.


Yeung H, Chen SC. Sexual orientation and indoor tanning device use: a population-based study. JAMA Dermatology. 2016;152(1):99-101. PMID: 26244279

Yeung H, Balakrishnan V, Luk KM, Chen SC. Risk of skin cancers in older persons living with HIV: a systematic review. Journal of the Association of Nurses in AIDS Care. 2019 Jan-Feb;30(1):80-86. PMCID: PMC6488929

Yeung H, Baranowski MLH, Chen SC. Skin cancer risk factors and screening among sexual minority and heterosexual women. Journal of the American Academy of Dermatology. 2019 Oct;81(4):1015-1018. PMCID: PMC6248125

Yeung H, Braun H, Goodman M. Sexual and gender minority disparities in skin cancer: new data and renewed priorities. JAMA Dermatology. 2020 Feb;156(4):367-369. PMID: 32049300