LGBT Cancer Screenings in Portland
Fabulous PDX has teamed up with the National LGBT Cancer Network to help the LGBT population of Portland find safe facilities to get screened for cancer.
The National LGBT Cancer Network’s mission is to educate the LGBT community about our increased cancer risk factors and encourage cancer screening by offering referrals to LGBT-friendly facilities. We are asking our readers and fans to help compile a list of LGBT-friendly cancer screening locations in the Portland area. If you know of any medical facilities that offer cancer screening and are welcoming and supportive of the LGBT community, please email us (fabulouspdx@gmail.com) or use the form below. All suggestions will be screened by the National LGBT Cancer Network.
- Do you know places in Portland that do cancer screenings and you would recommend?
- Do you know of facilities that are free or low cost, but don’t know how LGBT-savvy they are?
- Do you know someone who might know more about LGBT cancer screenings in Portland?
Let us know and the National LGBT Cancer Network will do the follow-up. Once a complete list has been researched, we will list these facilities as a resource on FabulousPDX.com
Thank you for helping us find safe, cancer screening facilities in Portland for the LGBT community. To find out more about the work of the National LGBT Cancer Network, check out the info below.
“There is reason to believe that LGBT people are carrying a disproportionate cancer burden. There is adequate research to confirm that lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender people have a unique “cluster of risk factors” that would lead us to have both greater cancer incidence and later stage diagnosis. We estimate that there are over 1 million LGBT cancer survivors in the country today. This disproportionate burden of disease is referred to as “health disparities”.
Health disparities in the LGBT community are caused by multiple factors. There are no biological or physiological differences between LGBT people and our heterosexual counterparts. Rather, the disparities are caused by a combination of social/economic factors and behaviors, many of which can be traced to the stress of living as a sexual/gender minority in this country.”
