Lakewood FHC To Host LGBT Cancer Prevention And Screening Event

LGBT populations have increased cancer risks as compared to the general population and can be at higher risk for infectious diseases associated with some types of cancer.

Join Cleveland Clinic Cancer Center and the Center for LGBT Care at Lakewood Family Health Center for this FREE educational event to learn about cancer screening and prevention in the LGBT community.

This event includes a Q&A panel along with cancer screening education for breast, lung, prostate and colon cancers.

Referrals will be available if necessary for:

• Mammograms
• Patient Navigation
• Colorectal Cancer Care
• Prostate Cancer Screening
• Lung Cancer Screening
• Colon Risk Assessment
• Smoking Cessation
• HIV Testing (HIV testing also available at the event)

When:

Saturday, Nov. 17 from 11 a.m.–2 p.m.

**11 a.m.–12 p.m.: Tabling, education, lunch

**12–1 p.m.: Panel discussion

**1–2 p.m.: Q & A opportunity with panel members, tabling, education, raffle

Who:

Panel members will include:

• James Hekman, M.D., Medical Director of the Lakewood Family Health Center, Internal Medicine, LGBT Health
• Richard Harlan, M.D., Obstetrics & Gynecology, LGBT Health
• Nicolas Houghton, APN & PA, Acute Care Nurse Practitioner
• Michelle Inkster, M.D., Ph.D., Gastroenterology & Hepatology, LGBT Health
• Kathryn Dunlap, PA-C, Urology, LGBT Health
• Kate Tullio, Taussig Cancer Institute, Cancer Epidemiology

Where:

Cleveland Clinic Lakewood Family Health Center

14601 Detroit Ave.
Lakewood, Ohio 44107

More Details:

Cleveland Clinic’s Center for Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender (LGBT) Care offers healthcare services at the Lakewood Family Health Center. Embedded in a primary care practice, the center provides care for all patients in a safe and welcoming environment. It includes providers who understand the health needs of LGBT patients, and access to specialists with expertise in LGBT care.

Image courtesy of Cleveland Clinic