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. 2016 Feb;3(1):15-18.
doi: 10.1089/lgbt.2015.0089. Epub 2015 Nov 5.

The American Cancer Society's Approach to Addressing the Cancer Burden in the LGBT Community

Richard Wender  1 , Katherine B Sharpe  2 , J Lee Westmaas  3 , Alpa V Patel  4
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The American Cancer Society's Approach to Addressing the Cancer Burden in the LGBT Community

Richard Wender et al. LGBT Health. 2016 Feb.

Abstract

The American Cancer Society (ACS) has embraced the achievement of equity in cancer-related health outcomes as a foundational principle. Lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender (LGBT) individuals experience health disparities related to certain risk factors for cancer and in certain cancer outcomes. Accordingly, the ACS is defining a new program of work in partnership with the LGBT community to help understand and reduce disparities in cancer risk factors and outcomes. This article describes the cancer control program of the ACS including specific public health and research programs targeted at reducing cancer related health disparities for the LGBT population.

Keywords: access to care; bisexual; cancer; gay; health disparities; lesbian; transgender (LGBT).

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