ACS CAN teamed up with the Leukemia and Lymphoma Society and RIP Medical Debt to conduct a national survey on the impacts of medical debt and high health care costs. Read a summary of the results.
Las comunidades de personas lesbianas, homosexuales, bisexuales, transgénero y queer/indefinido (LGBTQ+) enfrentan serios desafíos, sesgos y obstáculos para la detección del cáncer y la atención médica. La Sociedad Americana Contra el Cáncer estima que podría haber casi 152,000 casos de cáncer nuevos y 50,000 muertes por cáncer entre las personas LGBTQ+ en 2023.
Half of Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, and Queer/Questioning (LGBTQ+) cancer patients and survivors report they are concerned about facing discrimination in a health care setting. More than one-third have experienced discrimination in a healthcare setting, with significant impacts on their care.
