American Cancer Society - LGBT Community Allies & Friends

Today is the day! Grab your lunch and join the American Cancer Society at noon for "SPEAK UP for your Health", a free webinar about LGBTQ+ cancer prevention and treatment. Join the event here: https://youtu.be/cNeca38Cssg and learn more about the event at www.acsspeakupevent.org

Speak Up For Your Health: Cancer and Wellness in the LGBTQ+ Community Addressing health inequities in cancer outcomes requires all of us! We hope this program will give you a better understanding of why you should Speak Up For ...

The American Cancer Society is committed to reaching underserved communities, like the LGBT population, to provide access to quality cancer care, screenings, and prevention. Learn more by visiting acsspeakupevent.org and registering for our FREE event: “SPEAK UP for Your Health: Cancer and Wellness in the LGBTQ Community” on Wednesday, November 16! https://acsspeakupevent.org/?fbclid=IwAR1EgJ0fpOXKjkwoKZi_Wuo3oFVin-fQSwJGiCRQS_arGjB6En77xdTY5RM

2022 Speak Up for your Health website Speak up for your health- Cancer, wellness, and advocacy in the LGBTQ+ community.

Lots of pride in Sarasota, Florida at Pride 2022! A special shout out to our staff and volunteers who participated this year.

Pride 2022 recap from in Indianapolis, Indiana! Shout out to our staff, volunteers, and health system partners for sharing information.

This month, we celebrate the LGBTQ+ community, but we also
understand that equitable cancer treatment needs to be worked
toward every day of the year. By funding research like Dr. Brittany
Charlton’s study to document cancer disparities among LGBTQ+
people, we can focus our efforts to help ensure everyone has a fair
opportunity to live free from cancer.

We proudly stand with the LGBTQ+ community as we work to break down barriers to appropriate and affordable cancer care

There are so many ways to celebrate Pride Month and we appreciate them all. To our LGBTQ+ staff and the entire community, we stand with you, allied against cancer.

By working directly with the LGBTQ+ community through our own Employee Engagement Group and partnering with organizations like the National LGBT Cancer Network, we can be sure we're there for them at every step of their cancer journey.

When it comes to cancer in the LGBTQ+ community, there’s still work to be done. That’s why we collaborate with the National LGBTQ Cancer Network to improve the lives of at-risk LGBTQ+ allies and cancer survivors through education, training, and advocating for policy change.

The American Cancer Society estimates there will be a little more than 1.9 million newly diagnosed cancer cases and nearly 609,360 deaths from cancer in 2022 in the LGBTQ+ community.

Transgender patients may be more likely to be diagnosed with advanced stage lung cancer and less likely to receive treatment for kidney cancer, compared with cisgender patients. Talk to your
healthcare provider about screening for cancer.

Research confirms that LGBTQ+ communities suffer from a lack of
representation in data collection, research, clinical trials, cancer
screening campaigns, and access to healthcare and culturally
competent health care providers.

Image Description: Two people holding rainbow flag smiling. Rainbow wording that reads "Allied" against cancer. Bottom text reads LGBTQ+ people face increased barriers in access to care.

Our partners National LGBT Cancer Network are launching a new LGBTQ+ cessation Quitline portal designed to provide community-specific motivation and encouragement to LGBTQ+ people who use to***co products. Join their webinar Tuesday 4/26 at 2pm EST to learn more! Register here: https://us06web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_xcn4cvi2SGmG3VjjRDQvyA

Welcome! You are invited to join a webinar: Outlast To***co Webinar. After registering, you will receive a confirmation email about joining the webinar. We are proud to unveil Outlast To***co, our new LGBTQ+ cessation Quitline portal designed to provide community-specific motivation and encouragement to LGBTQ+ people who use to***co products. During our 1 hour webinar, you’ll hear the research that inspired this resource, the specific framing that...

TODAY - Happy Trans Awareness Week! As part of honoring this week, please join our partner organization the National LGBT Cancer Network today Thu 11/18 from 6:00 PM -7:15 PM EST to hear stories and data from the trans and gender-nonconforming respondents to the OUT Cancer survey. We will see you there! Register here: https://bit.ly/outsurveylaunch

TOMORROW - Happy Trans Awareness Week! As part of honoring this week, please join our partner organization the National LGBT Cancer Network tomorrow Thu 11/18 from 6:00 PM -7:15 PM EST to hear stories and data from the trans and gender-nonconforming respondents to the OUT Cancer survey. We will see you there! Register here: https://bit.ly/outsurveylaunch

Happy Trans Awareness Week! As part of honoring this week, please join our partner organization the National LGBT Cancer Network on Thu 11/18 from 6:00 PM -7:15 PM EST to hear stories and data from the trans and gender-nonconforming respondents to the OUT Cancer survey. We will see you there! Register here: https://bit.ly/outsurveylaunch

TODAY IS THE DAY! Join the American Cancer Society’s first-of-its-kind virtual event, SPEAK UP for Your Health: Cancer and Wellness in the LGBTQ+ community. Join us today at noon to learn about becoming your own health advocate.
Access the event here: https://youtu.be/vb-zzOAnIX8

You can still Register here: {https://bit.ly/3tpIqIW}.

Join us NEXT Thursday, November 4th at 12:00PM EST for a new, FREE event to hear our community partners share insights about cancer in the LGBTQ+ community.

SPEAK UP for Your Health: Cancer and Wellness in the LGBTQ+ community. Register at: {https://bit.ly/3tpIqIW}

Facebook event: https://www.facebook.com/events/600181424493294

SPEAK UP for Your Health Check out this Website designed by Taylor Wright.

LGBTQ+ people are disproportionately burdened by cancer and face greater obstacles to care because of complex systemic issues. Join us on Thursday, November 4th at 12:00PM EST for a new, FREE event to learn about cancer and wellness in the LGBTQ+ community.

SPEAK UP for Your Health and register at: {https://bit.ly/3tpIqIW}

Facebook event: https://www.facebook.com/events/600181424493294

LGBTQ+ people are disproportionately burdened by cancer and face greater obstacles to care because of complex systemic issues, including homophobia, transphobia, and racism.

American Cancer Society funds $50 million in research to better understand what cancer disparities and inequities exist, what causes them, and how to decrease them. https://www.cancer.org/about-us/what-we-do/multicultural.html

LGBTQ+ people are disproportionately burdened by cancer and face greater obstacles to care because of complex systemic issues, including homophobia, transphobia, and racism.

American Cancer Society funds $50 million in research to better understand what cancer disparities and inequities exist, what causes them, and how to decrease them. https://www.cancer.org/about-us/what-we-do/health-equity.html

Dr. Brittany Charlton, an American Cancer Society funded researcher, is studying what exactly disparities exist for LGBTQ+ people and how they can be reduced, helping fill research gaps among understudied populations within the community, including adolescents, women, and people of color. https://www.cancer.org/.../cancer-health-disparities-acs...

Dr. Brittany Charlton, an American Cancer Society funded researcher, is studying what exactly disparities exist for LGBTQ+ people and how they can be reduced, helping fill research gaps among understudied populations within the community, including adolescents, women, and people of color. https://www.cancer.org/research/acs-research-highlights/cancer-health-disparities-research/cancer-health-disparities-acs-research-highlights.html