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More sexual minorities (LGs, BIs, and MHs) than CHs frequently engaged in multiple cancer-related risk behaviors (33%, 29%, 28%, and 19%, respectively). Sexual-minority young women, especially BI and MH, more frequently engaged over time in substance use and diet and physical activity risk than CH women. More young gay than CH men frequently engaged over time in vomiting for weight control (odds ratio [OR]\u2009=\u20093.2; 95% confidence interval [CI]\u2009=\u20091.1, 9.4), being physically inactive (OR\u2009=\u20091.7; 95% CI\u2009=\u20091.2, 2.4), and using tanning booths (OR\u2009=\u20094.7; 95% CI\u2009=\u20093.0, 7.4), and had a higher prevalence of ever having an STI (OR\u2009=\u20093.5; 95% CI\u2009=\u20092.0, 6.4). Individual analyses were generally comparable to the group-level analyses. <\/jats:p><jats:p> Conclusions. Young sexual minorities are at risk for cancer through frequent exposure to cancer-related risk behaviors over time. 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