This fact sheet is intended for frontline and outreach staff, public health staff, and others providing sexual health care to Two Spirit, gay, bisexual, and queer men (2SGBQ) and transfeminine individuals. Prostate cancer is a serious concern for all individuals assigned male at birth (AMAB) and/or born with a prostate. In Canada, prostate cancer is the most common cancer (i.e., malignancy) among those assigned male at birth.

This fact sheet covers information on: what the prostate is, where it is located, and its functions; the prostate as a pleasure centre, aging, and prostatitis; screening and diagnosis—including signs, symptoms, and testing for prostate cancer; treatment and side effects; how prostate cancer may affect sexual health; personal health promotion for Two Spirit, gay, bisexual, transgender, and queer (2SGBTQ+) men and transfeminine individuals assigned male at birth (AMAB); and where to learn more about prostate cancer and find local community groups.