Pride month takes place every June and is a celebration designed to recognise the influence of the LGBTQIA+ community.

Advice on Breast Screening for Transgender women and non-binary people assigned male at birth:

• Long-term hormone therapy use can increase your risk of developing breast cancer 
• If you have not taken hormones, you do not need to consider breast screening as your risk of breast cancer is low.
• If you have had breast implants, this may make it harder to see parts of the breast via a mammogram, so tell the radiographer carrying out your screening if you have implants, so that they can use the best screening technique. You do not need to tell them that you are trans or non-binary.

Advice on Breast Screening for Transgender men and non-binary people assigned female at birth:

• If you have had surgery to remove the breasts it is likely that there will be a small amount of breast tissue remaining. But it is not possible to examine this by breast screening. So, if you notice any changes to your nipples, chest area or armpits tell your doctor.
• If you are eligible for breast screening and have not had surgery to remove the breasts, consider whether or not to take part in breast screening.

If you are registered as female with your GP - You will be automatically invited for breast screening.
If you are registered as male with your GP - You will not be automatically invited for breast screening,  however you can organise your mammogram by contacting your GP or by booking an appointment with a breast screening service.