{"id":6,"date":"2025-08-29T15:56:47","date_gmt":"2025-08-29T15:56:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/latinocancerinstitute.org\/forums\/male-health\/?page_id=6"},"modified":"2026-03-17T11:56:00","modified_gmt":"2026-03-17T11:56:00","slug":"friday-forum-series-2025","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/latinocancerinstitute.org\/forums\/male-health\/","title":{"rendered":"Latino Men&#8217;s Health Forums 2025 &#8211; TLCI"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"6\" class=\"elementor elementor-6\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4de1b8b9 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"4de1b8b9\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;gradient&quot;}\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c725cc0 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"c725cc0\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-272f09e elementor-hidden-mobile elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"272f09e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\"> Free Virtual Forums on Latino Men's Health: <\/br>\nSpotlighting Cancer, an Unanswered Burden<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d2adfa0 elementor-hidden-desktop elementor-hidden-tablet elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"d2adfa0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\"> Free Virtual Forums on Latino Men's Health:\nSpotlighting Cancer, an Unanswered Burden<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-55f6cfe elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"55f6cfe\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2133\" height=\"640\" src=\"https:\/\/latinocancerinstitute.org\/forums\/male-health\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/09\/Banner-Website_1600x480_7.webp\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-215\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/latinocancerinstitute.org\/forums\/male-health\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/09\/Banner-Website_1600x480_7.webp 2133w, https:\/\/latinocancerinstitute.org\/forums\/male-health\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/09\/Banner-Website_1600x480_7-300x90.webp 300w, https:\/\/latinocancerinstitute.org\/forums\/male-health\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/09\/Banner-Website_1600x480_7-1024x307.webp 1024w, https:\/\/latinocancerinstitute.org\/forums\/male-health\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/09\/Banner-Website_1600x480_7-768x230.webp 768w, https:\/\/latinocancerinstitute.org\/forums\/male-health\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/09\/Banner-Website_1600x480_7-1536x461.webp 1536w, https:\/\/latinocancerinstitute.org\/forums\/male-health\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/09\/Banner-Website_1600x480_7-2048x614.webp 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 2133px) 100vw, 2133px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d5b2c25 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"d5b2c25\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">2025 Forums from The Latino Cancer Institute exploring Latino male health, <br \/> cancer prevention, survivorship and actionable insights.<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c5d888f elementor-align-center elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"c5d888f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-sm elementor-animation-bob\" href=\"https:\/\/latinocancerinstitute.org\/support-donate\/\" target=\"_blank\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">Support the Forum Action Fund<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<section class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-10283db1 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"10283db1\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8722fe9 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"8722fe9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Why Latino Men \u2014 And Why Now\n<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-139f28dc e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-child\" data-id=\"139f28dc\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;gradient&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5588c3f4 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"5588c3f4\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;gradient&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5fc0d205 elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"5fc0d205\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Cancer remains the second leading cause of death for Latinos. They're more likely to be diagnosed with prostate, colorectal, liver, and testicular cancers\u2014often at later stages.\n\nLatino men power the U.S. workforce, contributing to a $4.1 trillion Latino economic engine and representing nearly one in five U.S. workers. Yet cancer threatens that stability. Each year, cancer deaths among working-age Hispanic adults cost an estimated $8.8 billion in lost productivity.\n\nDisparities are widening. Screening gaps persist. Silence remains a barrier. These trends represent missed opportunities\u2014not inevitabilities.<\/p>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t<section class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3150c13 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"3150c13\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a578e7b elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"a578e7b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Our 2025 Forum Series Response<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-12ccc7e e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-child\" data-id=\"12ccc7e\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;gradient&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-cf778ee e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"cf778ee\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;gradient&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a87dc7a elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"a87dc7a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Across three Forums, TLCI convened leading researchers, healthcare professionals, survivors, and community advocates to explore the complex intersection of culture, biology, and environment in Latino men's cancer outcomes and to identify actionable solutions.\n\nExplore the sessions below to access genetic discoveries, clinical insights, survivor stories, and community strategies that can drive change.<\/p>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t<section class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-36753e6e e-con-full e-flex e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"36753e6e\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-76fdb297 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"76fdb297\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Three Essential Forums\n<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3e3bbaa4 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-child\" data-id=\"3e3bbaa4\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;gradient&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-68ae4c68 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"68ae4c68\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;gradient&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1bee93c7 e-con-full e-flex elementor-invisible e-con e-child\" data-id=\"1bee93c7\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;animation&quot;:&quot;fadeInUp&quot;}\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5c20b1e2 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"5c20b1e2\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-27a045c3 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"27a045c3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Forum 1: September 12<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-78d1bab7 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"78d1bab7\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Prostate &amp; Liver Cancer Focus<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7dc0341d elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"7dc0341d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Why Are Latino Men at Higher Risk for Cancer \u2014 and How Is It Impacting Patients, Communities, and the U.S. Economy?<\/p>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e0570d4 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"e0570d4\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-63dce657 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"63dce657\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Forum 2: October 3<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-678a4a59 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"678a4a59\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Cultural Barriers &amp; Risk Factors<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-86a8330 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"86a8330\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Machismo and Cancer Risk \u2014 A Key Driver of Latino Male Health?\n<\/p>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2c2de5e6 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"2c2de5e6\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-72791df1 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"72791df1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Forum 3: October 24\n<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3932c219 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"3932c219\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Building an Equitable Latino Healthcare Workforce<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4c299d87 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"4c299d87\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Challenges in the workforce pipeline, patient-centered care, and health disparities among youth.<\/p>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t<section class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-25cdb68a e-con-full e-flex e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"25cdb68a\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7040f963 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"7040f963\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Keynote Speakers\n<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5b0d2e23 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-child\" data-id=\"5b0d2e23\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;gradient&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-704a269c e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"704a269c\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;gradient&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-49cc0e08 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"49cc0e08\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e71f56c e-con-full e-flex elementor-invisible e-con e-child\" data-id=\"e71f56c\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;animation&quot;:&quot;fadeInUp&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-232158fa elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"232158fa\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"335\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/latinocancerinstitute.org\/forums\/male-health\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/09\/Mateo-Banegas.webp\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-1665\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/latinocancerinstitute.org\/forums\/male-health\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/09\/Mateo-Banegas.webp 335w, https:\/\/latinocancerinstitute.org\/forums\/male-health\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/09\/Mateo-Banegas-300x269.webp 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 335px) 100vw, 335px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2f621530 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"2f621530\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Matthew (Mateo) Banegas, PhD<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3f3b281c e-con-full e-flex elementor-invisible e-con e-child\" data-id=\"3f3b281c\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;animation&quot;:&quot;fadeInUp&quot;,&quot;animation_delay&quot;:200}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-705d3abc elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"705d3abc\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"335\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/latinocancerinstitute.org\/forums\/male-health\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/09\/Luis-Arturo-Valdez-1.webp\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-1633\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/latinocancerinstitute.org\/forums\/male-health\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/09\/Luis-Arturo-Valdez-1.webp 335w, https:\/\/latinocancerinstitute.org\/forums\/male-health\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/09\/Luis-Arturo-Valdez-1-300x269.webp 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 335px) 100vw, 335px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1ebb54f7 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"1ebb54f7\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Luis Arturo Valdez, PhD, MPH<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-50ae7539 e-con-full e-flex elementor-invisible e-con e-child\" data-id=\"50ae7539\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;animation&quot;:&quot;fadeInUp&quot;,&quot;animation_delay&quot;:300}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7045128b elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"7045128b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"335\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/latinocancerinstitute.org\/forums\/male-health\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/09\/Cristhian-Gutierrez-Huerta.webp\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-1635\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/latinocancerinstitute.org\/forums\/male-health\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/09\/Cristhian-Gutierrez-Huerta.webp 335w, https:\/\/latinocancerinstitute.org\/forums\/male-health\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/09\/Cristhian-Gutierrez-Huerta-300x269.webp 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 335px) 100vw, 335px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7454cb9 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"7454cb9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Cristhian Gutierrez Huerta, 6th Year MD\/PhD Student<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5a4bcd6e e-con-full e-flex elementor-invisible e-con e-child\" data-id=\"5a4bcd6e\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;animation&quot;:&quot;fadeInUp&quot;,&quot;animation_delay&quot;:400}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-63ffed0f elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"63ffed0f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"335\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/latinocancerinstitute.org\/forums\/male-health\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/09\/Elena-Rios.webp\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-1637\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/latinocancerinstitute.org\/forums\/male-health\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/09\/Elena-Rios.webp 335w, https:\/\/latinocancerinstitute.org\/forums\/male-health\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/09\/Elena-Rios-300x269.webp 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 335px) 100vw, 335px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3e0b19ac elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"3e0b19ac\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\"> Elena Rios, MD, MSPH, MACP<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-24eaa0db e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-child\" data-id=\"24eaa0db\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-486bc28e elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"486bc28e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-sm elementor-animation-bob\" href=\"https:\/\/latinocancerinstitute.org\/forums\/male-health\/speaker-lineup\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">Full Speaker Lineup<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-79f78925 elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"79f78925\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-sm elementor-animation-bob\" href=\"https:\/\/latinocancerinstitute.org\/forums\/male-health\/honorary-committee\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">Honorary Committee<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t<section class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c519040 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"c519040\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3c026ba0 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"3c026ba0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Why TLCI Forums Are Different\n<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-23780cd e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-child\" data-id=\"23780cd\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;gradient&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-133dca7f e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"133dca7f\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;gradient&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6173d067 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"6173d067\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Scientific Depth + Community Insight<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3520e435 elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"3520e435\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">TLCI brings you key topics at a time when the stakes couldn't be higher \u2014 featuring leading voices in the field, rigorous science, community perspectives, and direct access to presenters and peers. We don't just discuss disparities \u2014 we reveal the genetic, biological, cultural, and environmental mechanisms that create them.<\/p>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-68da0842 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"68da0842\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4f292d04 e-con-full e-flex elementor-invisible e-con e-child\" data-id=\"4f292d04\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;animation&quot;:&quot;fadeInLeft&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-415c00f9 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"415c00f9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Genetic Discoveries<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7ee94920 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"7ee94920\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Why prostate cancer affects Latino subpopulations differently\u2014including screening gaps and access barriers.<\/p>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-58f58fd elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"58f58fd\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\"><a href=\"https:\/\/latinocancerinstitute.org\/forums\/male-health\/video-library\/forum-2025\/1-latino-men-cancer-economic-burden\/\">Watch Forum 1<\/a><\/p>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d8c7ab9 e-con-full e-flex elementor-invisible e-con e-child\" data-id=\"d8c7ab9\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;animation&quot;:&quot;fadeInRight&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6fddd6fc elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"6fddd6fc\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Biological Insights<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-bd610c elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"bd610c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">55% of Mexican men carry the PNPLA3 gene variant, a key risk factor for liver cancer. <\/p>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c627821 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"c627821\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\"><a href=\"https:\/\/latinocancerinstitute.org\/forums\/male-health\/video-library\/forum-2025\/1-latino-men-cancer-economic-burden\/\">Watch Forum 1<\/a><\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4c4eee60 e-con-full e-flex elementor-invisible e-con e-child\" data-id=\"4c4eee60\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;animation&quot;:&quot;fadeInLeft&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-44c32093 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"44c32093\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Cultural Psychology<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-20a5f5fd elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"20a5f5fd\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Machismo as both barrier and coping mechanism in cancer care.<\/p>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7010557 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"7010557\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\"><a href=\"https:\/\/latinocancerinstitute.org\/forums\/male-health\/video-library\/forum-2025\/2-machismo-cancer-risk-latino-men\/\">Watch Forum 2<\/a><\/p>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-64f2a310 e-con-full e-flex elementor-invisible e-con e-child\" data-id=\"64f2a310\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;animation&quot;:&quot;fadeInRight&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6db48ded elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"6db48ded\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Intervention Science<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5a1efd86 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"5a1efd86\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">What actually works in Latino communities\u2014strategies grounded in evidence and experience.<\/p>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-44fa565 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"44fa565\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\"><a href=\"https:\/\/latinocancerinstitute.org\/forums\/male-health\/video-library\/forum-2025\/\"> Watch all three Forums<\/a><\/p>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-68447b25 e-con-full e-flex elementor-invisible e-con e-child\" data-id=\"68447b25\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;animation&quot;:&quot;fadeInLeft&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6c77fca1 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"6c77fca1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Environmental Epidemiology<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-792cae7f elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"792cae7f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\"><a href=\"https:\/\/latinocancerinstitute.org\/forums\/male-health\/video-library\/forum-2025\/2-machismo-cancer-risk-latino-men\/\">Pesticide drift and \"take-home\" residues create cross-generational cancer risk.<\/a><\/p>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-84c17fc elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"84c17fc\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\"><a href=\"https:\/\/latinocancerinstitute.org\/forums\/male-health\/video-library\/forum-2025\/2-machismo-cancer-risk-latino-men\/\">Watch Forum 2<\/a><\/p>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7c79a25f e-con-full e-flex elementor-invisible e-con e-child\" data-id=\"7c79a25f\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;animation&quot;:&quot;fadeInRight&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c7a9596 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"c7a9596\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Health Economics<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5dbc5a0c elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"5dbc5a0c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Delayed diagnosis costs 2-3x more with poorer outcomes.<\/p>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a248bc0 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"a248bc0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\"><a href=\"https:\/\/latinocancerinstitute.org\/forums\/male-health\/video-library\/forum-2025\/1-latino-men-cancer-economic-burden\/\">Watch Forum 1<\/a><\/p>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t<section class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-67fc44d6 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"67fc44d6\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3e703a4f elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"3e703a4f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Topics Covered<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5ddb6fac e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-child\" data-id=\"5ddb6fac\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;gradient&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-20903da5 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"20903da5\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;gradient&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-21a9322c e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"21a9322c\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5c4961d5 elementor-widget__width-auto tag-topic elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"5c4961d5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Prostate Cancer<\/p>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4bbbeea elementor-widget__width-auto tag-topic elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"4bbbeea\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Stomach Cancer<\/p>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6aca3dc3 elementor-widget__width-auto tag-topic elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"6aca3dc3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Liver Disease\n<\/p>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4451810d elementor-widget__width-auto tag-topic elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"4451810d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">MASLD\n<\/p>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-281554c5 elementor-widget__width-auto tag-topic elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"281554c5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Testicular Cancer\n<\/p>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-458c521e elementor-widget__width-auto tag-topic elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"458c521e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Lung Cancer\n<\/p>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-65cd90a9 elementor-widget__width-auto tag-topic elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"65cd90a9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Colorectal Cancer\n<\/p>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3450fb5c elementor-widget__width-auto tag-topic elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"3450fb5c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Cultural Barriers\n<\/p>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4f61632e elementor-widget__width-auto tag-topic elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"4f61632e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" 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