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HODGKIN LYMPHOMA – GETTING A SECOND OPINION

Caregiving and Caring with Pride

Caregiving in an intimate relationship is a component of health behavior work that embodies devotion as well as caring. Check out this qualitative study exploring the perspectives of older gay married individuals around caregiving and health behavior work with their partners. Caregiving-and-caring-with-pride

PREPARE TO CARE

A PLANNING GUIDE FOR CAREGIVERS IN THE LGBT COMMUNITY

The “Typical” LGBTQ Caregiver

This fact sheet is from AARP’s 2020 Report Caregiving in the U.S. Click here to read the full report.

Cancer Care is Less than Ideal for LGBT Patients

In this article deputy Director, Scout, speaks about the importance of creating a safe space for LGBT patients.

Best and Promising Practices

Our guidelines for advancing LGBT health equity.

Cancer Care Has A Long Way To Go

Deputy Director, Scout, talked to the Huffington Post about where cancer treatment is lacking for LGBT communities.

Demonstrating LGBTQ Welcome: The Power of Pronouns

This knowledge piece is intended to give public health professionals peer-led insight into how they can better reach and serve lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and queer (LGBTQ) populations in their work.

Enhancing Cancer Survivorship among LGBTQ Individuals

This article outlines three areas where LGBTQ patients and their caregivers may face challenges and how the Comprehensive Cancer Control Programs (CCCP) can address these needs.

Adapting Cancer Care for the LGBT Community

Liz Margolies details startling LGBT statistics and knowledge during a the 2016 Oncology Nursing Society (ONS) 41st Annual Congress in San Antonio April 28 to May 1. Liz encourages nurses and all medical professionals to be willing to make mistakes in their journey to learning about and treating LGBT communities.

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4.In 2 weeks to 3 months, your breathing and circulation improve. Source: Health Benefits of Quitting Smoking Over Time| American Cancer Society. (n.d.). Retrieved December 23, 2021, from https://www.cancer.org/healthy/stay-away-from-tobacco/benefits-of-quitting-smoking-over-time.html
5.Within a month, you’ll notice your skin and nails look and feel healthier. Source: Here’s What Happens When You Quit Smoking. (2021, June 21). Quit & Stay Quit Monday, https://www.mondaycampaigns.org/quit-stay-quit/heres-happens-quit-smoking
6.In 1 to 12 months, coughing and shortness of breath decrease! Source: Health Benefits of Quitting Smoking Over Time| American Cancer Society . (n.d.). Retrieved December 23, 2021, from https://www.cancer.org/healthy/stay-away-from-tobacco/benefits-of-quitting-smoking-over-time.html
7.Within 5 to 10 years of quitting, your risk of cancers of the mouth, throat, and voice box (larynx) is cut in half. Your stroke risk decreases.Source: Health Benefits of Quitting Smoking Over Time| American Cancer Society. (n.d.). Retrieved December 23, 2021, from https://www.cancer.org/healthy/stay-away-from-tobacco/benefits-of-quitting-smoking-over-time.html
8.After 15 years of quitting, your risk of coronary heart disease is close to that of a non-smoker. Source: Health Benefits of Quitting Smoking Over Time| American Cancer Society. (n.d.). Retrieved December 23, 2021, from https://www.cancer.org/healthy/stay-away-from-tobacco/benefits-of-quitting-smoking-over-time.html

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Glissmeyer, G., Henry, L., Kintopf, A., & Brock, B. (2018). Glitter, Smoke, and Mirrors. In W. Swan (Ed.), The Routledge Handbook of LGBTQIA Administration and Policy (1st ed., pp. 144–155). Routledge. https://doi.org/10.4324/9781351258807-11

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