Male cancers resource launch agenda

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Manchester Mental Health and Social Care Trust

Ending Homophobia,

AN INTRODUCTION TO

MALE CANCERS for GAY & BISEXUAL men

Empowering People

www.lgf.org.uk

Registered CharityNo. No.1070904 Registered Charity 1070904

15th August 2014 - (10am-2pm)

AN INTRODUCTION TO

MALE CANCERS for GAY & BISEXUAL men

The Lesbian & Gay Foundation (LGF) Number 5, Richmond Street, Manchester, M1 3HF Twitter: @lgfoundation

AGENDA

10.00am

Welcome and Introduction from Paul Martin OBE, Chief Executive, The LGF

10.10am

Rob Cookson, Director of Business Development , The LGF discusses how the resource fits into LGF’s work with gay and bisexual men and the Public Health England framework ‘promoting the health and wellbeing of gay, bisexual and other men who have sex with men’.

10.30am

Paul Nethercott, Senior Health Adviser, CHD/Cancer Health & Wellbeing Service (Manchester Mental Health & Social Care Trust) to discuss the prevalence of cancer across Manchester .

10.45am Ben Heyworth, Macmillan Survivorship Network Manager, The Christie Hospital NHS Foundation Trust to discuss LGBT Cancer Cross-Cutting Group. 11.00am

Rob Cornes, Orchid Male Cancer Information Nurse, St. Bartholomew’s Hospital to discuss issues relating to testicular and penile cancer.

11.15am

Gillian Kilgour, Cancer Awareness Lead Trainer, Cancer Research UK, to discuss how CRUK are looking at cancer support for all.

11.30am

Coffee Break

11.45am

Laura Sadler, University of Manchester to discuss research into gay and bisexual men and screening to prevent anal cancer

12 noon

Dawn Doran, University of Central Lancashire, to discuss research with gay & bisexual men affected by prostate cancer

12.15pm

Martin Wells, Chairman of Out With Prostate Cancer to discuss a gay man’s experience of living with prostate cancer

12.45pm

Andrew Gilliver, Community Involvement Manager, The LGF to officially launch ‘An Introduction To Male Cancers for Gay and Bisexual Men’

12.50pm

Feedback

1.00pm

Lunch and Networking (2pm Close)


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