Higher odds of squamous cell carcinoma in sexual minority males compared with heterosexual males is mediated by HIV status in a mediation analysis of 13 687 participants

• DOI: 10.1093/ced/llae364
• Publication Date: 2024-08-28T23:33:27Z
• Authors: Kaya L Curtis; Onajia Stubblefield; Slavina B Goleva; Joshua C Denny; Shari R Lipner
• Keywords: 03 medical and health sciences; 0302 clinical medicine

We evaluated skin cancer risk in sexual minority (SM) compared with heterosexual individuals and assessed the mediation effect of HIV status on the association between SM status and skin cancer using a national database.