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Ask CancerCare

Every month, featured experts answer your questions about coping with cancer.

For Breast Cancer

I am a lesbian and my family is not accepting of this. I recently have been diagnosed with breast cancer, and I'm really feeling the loss of having family for support. I'm not sure if it would make a difference to speak with them - should I tell my family about my diagnosis?

For Pancreatic Cancer

My son's partner was recently diagnosed with pancreatic cancer and the prognosis is not good. He is very much part of our family. Our son looks very stressed and sad and sometimes is irritable and short with me, which is very unlike him. We have talked to him about getting some help but he says no one will understand because his partner is a man. What can we do?

Additional Resources

Malecare, Inc.

212‑673‑4920, malecare.com
Mautner Project - The National Lesbian Health Organization

866‑MAUTNER (628‑8637), mautnerproject.org
National LGBT Cancer Network

212‑675‑2633 , cancer-network.org
Services and Advocacy for Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual & Transgender Elders

212‑741‑2247, sageusa.org
The LGBT Cancer Project

lgbtcancer.org

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Ask CancerCare

For Breast Cancer

For Pancreatic Cancer

Additional Resources

Malecare, Inc.

Mautner Project - The National Lesbian Health Organization

National LGBT Cancer Network

Services and Advocacy for Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual & Transgender Elders

The LGBT Cancer Project