"We do know that a percentage of LGBT people avoid and delay screening and care because of fear about or experience of stigma, discrimination or simply lack of knowledge about LGBT people and their health amongst providers. If you avoid or delay screening and care and you have an issue that may be precancerous, by the time you get into screening and care you’re there because it has become acute and you already have a progressed disease."

Source: Experts Sound off On Why LGBT Health Concerns Need Special Attention by Andrew M. Seaman, www.huffingtonpost.com. January 21, 2015.