How this fits in

Transgender and gender diverse (TGD) individuals experience an incongruence between their assigned sex at birth and gender identity. Little research has been conducted on the prevalence of cancer risk factors among TGD individuals. In this analysis using primary care data it was found that factors such as smoking, alcohol use, obesity, dyslipidaemia, diabetes, and HIV and hepatitis infections are elevated among TGD persons, likely due to the increased stigma and discrimination this population faces. Awareness of the higher prevalence of these risk factors among TGD people can enable GPs to offer more opportunistic patient education and investigation.