<body><div><figure><img src="https://img.particlenews.com/image.php?type=thumbnail_580x000&amp;url=1hzZqg_1CfCgUYj00" alt="https://img.particlenews.com/image.php?url=1hzZqg_1CfCgUYj00" width="1920" height="1441" ></figure>For many in the LGBTQ+ community, accessing health care has not always felt safe,inclusive, or welcoming. These experiences can lead people to delay care or avoid it alltogether — including lifesaving cancer screenings.At the Cancer Services Program (CSP) of Cayuga, Cortland and Tompkins Counties,we are working to change that. We understand that screening needs are personal anddepend on your body, age, and health history, not assumptions based on your identity.Whether you’re a trans man who needs a cervical cancer screening or someone who’savoided the doctor entirely because of past negative experiences, the CSP will meetyou where you are.Cancer does not discriminate, and access to care should not either. Screenings forbreast, cervical, and colorectal cancer can save lives by finding cancer early, but only ifpeople feel safe enough to get screened. That is why the CSP strives to removebarriers — whether financial, structural, or emotional — so that all people have theopportunity to make their health a priority.We also understand that the LGBTQ+ community faces risks for cancers that do nothave routine screenings. The CSP can be your trusted entry point into a health caresystem that takes your whole health seriously. This Pride Month, we reaffirm ourcommitment to inclusive care. We encourage anyone who has been putting off ascreening to know you are welcome here, your health matters, and you deserve carethat respects who you are. Please reach out to us at 607-758-5523 orhttps://www.cortlandcountyny.gov/529/Cancer-Services-Program .Courtney MaxsonSenior Public Health Educator, Cortland County Health DepartmentCSP of Cayuga, Cortland and Tompkins Counties</div></body>

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For many in the LGBTQ+ community, accessing health care has not always felt safe,. inclusive, or welcoming. These experiences can lead people to delay care or avoid it all. together — including lifesaving cancer screenings. At the Cancer Services Program (CSP) of Cayuga, Cortland and Tompkins Counties,. we are...

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For many in the LGBTQ+ community, accessing health care has not always felt safe,. inclusive, or welcoming. These experiences can lead people to delay care

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