Coming OUT against cancer
American Cancer Society encourages regular screenings, good healthcare for the LGBTQ community DAVID TAFFET | Senior Staff Writer taffet@dallasvoice.com CBS Texas Chief Meteorologist Scott Padgett will emcee Come Out Against Cancer, an event featuring Dallas Wings forward Emma Cannon with music from Los Angeles DJ Roland Belmares, happening May 10 from 7-10 p.m.
at the Lorenzo Hotel. Scott Padgett The American Cancer Society put the event together to address the importance of cancer screenings in the LGBTQ community in North Texas.
Early detection can save lives when it comes to fighting cancer, ACS notes. But numerous studies have shown that more than one-third of the LGBTQ community has experienced discrimination in a healthcare setting due to sexual orientation or gender identity.
And of those who have dealt with discrimination, 75 percent say the negative treatment had an impact on their health care. According to the American Cancer Society, one in two men and one in three women will be diagnosed with cancer sometime in their lifetime.
