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Changes coming to how researchers can identify cancer patients’ gender

Changes coming to how researchers can identify cancer patients’ gender

Update: 2025-12-10
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Cancer registries that receive federal funding will soon be required to classify patients only as male, female, or unknown. The change is raising concerns among health researchers about cancer data collection for people who identify as transgender, non-binary, or intersex.
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Changes coming to how researchers can identify cancer patients’ gender

Changes coming to how researchers can identify cancer patients’ gender

Chris Remington, Esther Ciammachilli, Rachana Pradhan