UCSF Guides: LGBTQIA+ Health: Cancer

Books on Cancer as an LGBT Health Concern at the UCSF Library

A gay man's guide to prostate cancer by Gerald Perlman, Jack Drescher, editors.
Call Number: RC280 .P7 G39 2005
ISBN: 1560235535
Publication Date: 2005
Deals with the often complex and difficult aftermath of surviving prostate cancer.
The complete cancer survival guide : the most comprehensive, up-to-date guide for patients and their families ; with advice from dozens of leading cancer specialists at more than 30 major cancer centers by Peter Teeley, Philip Bashe.
Call Number: RC263 .C646 2005
ISBN: 0767919890
Publication Date: 2005
Covers cancer basics, diagnosis and staging studies, treatment options, managing symptoms, side effects and complications, and support networks.
The cancer dictionary by Michael J. Sarg, Ann D. Gross.
Call Number: RC262 .A39 2007
ISBN: 0816064121
Publication Date: 2007
This dictionary of cancer terms is valuable for getting in-depth information about the often bewildering vocabulary of cancer treatment.
Understanding cancer : a patient's guide to diagnosis, prognosis, and treatment by C. Norman Coleman.
Call Number: RC263 .C64 2006
ISBN: 0801884187
Publication Date: 2006
Explores risks and benefits of new cancer treatments in the context of clinical research trials. Covers diagnostic tests and staging studies, conventional treatments, and molecular targeted therapy.
Breast cancer sourcebook : basic consumer health information about breast cancer... by edited by Sandra J. Judd.
Call Number: RC280. B8 B6887 2004
ISBN: 0780802446
Publication Date: 2004
Offers information on risk factors, detection, prevention, treatments, and therapies for breast cancer.

Cancer Treatment Organizations and Resources for LGBT People

Please also see the Cancer resources page in the Consumer Health guide.

National LGBT Cancer Network
Addresses the needs of all LGBT people with cancer and those at risk. The Network advocates for LGBT cancer survivors and trains health care providers in offering respectful and culturally competent care. The Network estimates there are one million LGBT cancer survivors in the U.S. today. As a group, LGBT people have dramatically increased cancer risks and reduced screening rates, with cancers detected at later stages when they are harder to treat.
Cancer Facts for Lesbians and Bisexual Women
The National LGBT Cancer Project - Out With Cancer
Cancer Facts for Gay and Bisexual Men
American Cancer Society
Lesbian Community Cancer Project (Chicago)
This community cancer project in Chicago has a Resources page with many helpful links for cancer and for lesbians dealing with cancer.