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Blog post: Important Demands from Director of LGBT Cancer Network's Op-Ed

Oct 14, 2011 / Posted by Christina — 0 comments

Wednesday Liz Margolies, director for the National LGBT Cancer Network, published an Op-Ed in The Advocate urging the LGBT community to rally in support for inclusive cancer prevention and care services for lesbian and bisexual, as well as transgender men.

I agree with her whole heartedly. I believe that the ...

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Blog post: Be cancer-conscious.

Mar 20, 2010 / Posted by Allegra — 0 comments

Getting regular routine screenings for different kinds of cancers (breast, testicular, lung, cervical, ovarian, prostate, colorectal and skin) may help to find them early when treatment is most likely to work best. Routine screenings and exams are important for everyone, but many LGBT individuals may have increased risk for certain ...

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Article: 10 Things Gay Men Should Discuss With Their Healthcare Provider

Oct 08, 2009 / Posted in colon cancer, drugs, gay health, healthcare, men, physical, prostate cancer, smoking, STDs, testicular cancer, youth — 0 comments

The following fact sheet for gay, bi & queer men was created by the Gay and Lesbian Medical Association (GLMA), the largest and oldest organization of Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender health care professionals in the world. Their mission is to advocate for inclusive public policy around LGBT health issues, to ...

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Article: Prostate Cancer

Oct 05, 2009 / Posted in butt, cancer, gay, gay health, IDSS, men, physical, prostate, prostate cancer, sexual anatomy, sexual health, transgender — 4 comments

Every year approximately 189,000 men in the U.S. are diagnosed with prostate cancer, the second leading cause of cancer death (lung cancer is first) in men----and while prostate cancer is not necessarily a condition that impacts gay/bi/queer men differently than other men (unless, of course, they ...