Archive for LGBT Cancer
LGBT cancer survivors find peer support at Out With Cancer
Posted by: | CommentsLGBT cancer survivors find peer support on http://www.outwithcancer.org . Out With
Cancer’s online support community is password protected, open 24/7, and free.
Professionally managed by oncology social workers. Now entering it’s fifth year, many
hundreds of cancer survivor’s from our community have found health tips, hope and new
friends in their efforts to live longer and happier lives, past the diagnosis of cancer.
Banning All Gay Men from Donating Blood Is Unscientific and Wrong
Posted by: | CommentsGay men are banned from blood and bone marrow donations in the United States and Canada. Aside from inequity, this impacts directly on the survival of cancer patients seeking bone marrow or blood donations from matching gay relatives. It is time to change the policy for all men who have sex with men.
From an article in CMAJ (Canadian Medical Association Journal: Since 1983, blood agencies in Canada, the United States and other industrialized countries have disallowed blood donations from men who have sex with men because of the possibility of infection with HIV/AIDS. The exclusion barred men who had sex with men from 1977 onwards as it was determined this date preceded the start of the AIDS epidemic. Read More→
Please Ask/Please Tell LGBT Cancer campaign Launches today!
Posted by: | CommentsOut With Cancer’s “Please Ask/Please Tell” campaign launches today, encouraging LGBT Cancer Survivors and all Health Care providers to be open about risk, diagnosis, morbidity and outcomes related to Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgendered cancer survivorship.
Female to Male Ovarian Cancer
Posted by: | CommentsOvarian Cancer:
· Female-to-male transgendered and transsexual individuals are at a higher risk of ovarian Read More→
Transgendered/Transexual Breast Cancer
Posted by: | CommentsCancer Disparities:
Breast Cancer:
· There are no studies of the incidence of breast cancer in transsexual or transgendered
individuals. Read More→
LGBT Cancer — Survivor Tips — Tip 10
Posted by: | CommentsNo. 10: Your attitude and beliefs are your most powerful weapon against
cancer. Read More→
LGBT Cancer — Survivor Tips — Tip 9
Posted by: | CommentsNo. 9: Treat your mind as well as your body. Read More→
LGBT Cancer — Survivor Tips — Tip 8
Posted by: | CommentsNo. 8: Ultimately, find a doctor that you trust and believe in. Read More→
LGBT Cancer — Survivor Tips — Tip 7
Posted by: | CommentsNo. 7: Understand the economics of cancer care. Read More→
LGBT Cancer — Survivor Tips — Tip 6
Posted by: | CommentsNo. 6: Do not allow your caregivers to project their values, goals and
expectations onto you. Read More→
