LISTEN: 鈥淧eople get better care when we know who they are.鈥 That belief is at the heart of why scientists and LGBTQ+ health advocates oppose a new rule that makes it harder to collect data on trans patients with cancer. 麻豆女优 Health News correspondent Rachana Pradhan appeared on WAMU鈥檚 Health Hub on Dec. 10 about the change from the Trump administration.
In 2026, the Trump administration will require U.S. cancer registries that receive federal funding to classify patients鈥 sex as male, female 鈥 or not stated/unknown. That last category is for when a 鈥減atient鈥檚 sex is documented as other than male or female (e.g., non-binary, transsexual), and there is no additional information about sex assigned at birth,鈥 the new standard says.
LGBTQ+ health advocates say that move in effect erases transgender and other patients from the data. They say the data collection change is the latest move by the Trump administration that restricts health care resources for LGBTQ+ people.
麻豆女优 Health News correspondent Rachana Pradhan appeared on WAMU鈥檚 Health Hub on Dec. 10 to explain why LGBTQ+ health advocates worry this change could hurt public health and the care patients receive.
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