Fenway Health Offers Breast Screening

Well, we are at the end of Breast Cancer Awareness Month, but we shouldn’t stop being unaware of this disease now that the month is over.  Breast cancer is the second leading cause of cancer death in women.  Some women do not either self-exam or get examined by a medical specialist.  Sometimes women are too busy keeping their families together; sometimes they just don’t know enough to do their own breast exam properly; sometimes they just can’t afford it.  For women who are lesbian or are transexual, add in a fear (either real or perceived) of being discriminated against and the barriers seem almost insurmountable.  But there’s a resource our Boston area readers may not be aware of at Fenway Health.

Fenway Health is the one of the leading community health centers in the United States that includes LGBTIQ people as well.  In their words:

The mission of Fenway Health is to enhance the physical and mental health of its community, which includes those who are gay, lesbian, bisexual, transgender, the people who live and work in our neighborhood, and beyond.

Fenway has a comprehensive set of services for breast cancer screening and, if you can’t afford to pay for such services, please let them know!  If you are a trans-woman, don’t let your lack of job or insurance be a barrier, contact the Fenway Transhealth Navigator program to help you.