Support groups for friends of lesbians?
Meet the Experts
Lisa Weissmann, M.D. is an attending physician at Mount Auburn Hospital in Cambridge, Massachusetts, dedicated to breast cancer care, with an appointment at Harvard Medical School.
Cheryl Pearson-Fields, M.P.H. is a director of health education and research with the Mautner Project for Lesbians with Cancer.
Marisa Weiss, M.D. is an oncologist specializing in breast cancer and the founder, president, and guiding force behind Breastcancer.org.
Question from SF Carl: Are there support groups for friends of lesbians with cancer?
- Answer —Cheryl Pearson-Fields, M.P.H.: I have not seen any for friends of lesbians, although the Mautner Project offers support groups for partners and caregivers. So, if you are the friend of a lesbian and are asking as her caregiver, you can access that support group.
On Wednesday, November 21, 2001, our Ask-the-Expert Online Conference was called Lesbians and Breast Cancer. Lisa Weissmann, M.D., Cheryl Pearson-Fields, M.P.H., and Marisa Weiss, M.D. answered your questions about being gay and having breast cancer.
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