hi i was just told this tuesday that i have prostate cancer.due to a biopsy. so please do what it takes to pass this bill so we all can get help we need.as i for one dont have any medical insurance to cover my health. lucky me ispent two years in the army. so they take good care of me at the va hospital.thanks for listening to my story.
Dear Senators Kyle, McCain and Congressman Pastor
Please support $125 million for FY 2010 for the Prostate Cancer Research Program (PCRP) of the Congressionally Directed Medical Research Program at the Department of Defense.
The Congressionally Directed Medical Research Program (CDMRP) for prostate cancer is on the cutting-edge of research. Congress needs to reward the program?s efficiency, effectiveness, innovation and accountability with the full funding needed by the CDMRP program.
While advances in research have helped reduce the annual prostate cancer death rate by 40 percent, more than 28,000 American men died from this disease last year?that?s one death every 18 minutes. Prostate cancer continues to be the most non-skin cancer diagnosed in men and is the second cause of cancer death in males after lung cancer.
As a 17 year survivor and patient advocate, I appreciate your attention to my request and thank you in advance for your support. I look forward to hearing back from you regarding your efforts to support the battle against cancer.
My husband and daughters' father was diagnosed with prostate cancer at age 55. If it had not been for the PSA test during a routine physical, he may not be with us today. Thankfully, his surgery successfully removed all the cancer. We need all the screening, testing, and treatment possible to save the men in our lives.
If one man dies from prostate cancer, it's one too many.
Texas Representatives,
My father 65 years old hsa metastatic prostate cancer , castrate resistant which means it is not responding to the hormone blocking therapy. Im a RN and I have been so frustrated about the few options that are available and not much has changed over the las 10-20 years. We need more research Please don't minimize this. I am appalled at what I have seen. I know some people leave our country to get treatment because of their desperation! Protect us we need to save the research that is crucial in this battle.
Please use the attached program and message to encourage your congressional delegates to support increased funding for prostate cancer research, and pass it on to other concerned friends.
Phil Olsen
Date Created: 3/8/2009 8:32:19 PM Mr. Phillip Olsen
The DOD Prostate Cancer Research Program (PCRP) is highly effective, and could be close to major break throughs in early diagnostic and treatment options.
Please write your Congressional Delegates with the email program supplied here by the National Alliance of State Prostate Cancer Coalitions today, and ask your senators and congress representative to support additional funding of the DOD PCRP.
How do we go about making sure men get the PSA, especially elderly men who depend on their doctor to run the test, but they don't. Why is it not treated with the communication presence that breast cancer is.
Everytime I go to the doctor, for blood test, x-rays, in the hospital, etc. I am asked if I am pregnant is there is a chance that I am pregnant. Why are men not asked when was your last PSA as part of their medical history.
We need to push for a requirement that all men sign a statement that either approves an annual PSA or denies it, but it be a requirement so it reminds the patient and the doctor of the test. Maybe men would remember to call for the test results a few days later if their doctor does not call them, which I hope is the case.
Three weeks after my husbands prostate cancer surgery, we learned my 88 year old Dad has prostate cancer but his was not caught in time. His doctor said "oops I forgot to run your PSA the last two years.". That neglect is taking a very loving, active Dad away from us.
I have 7 brothers and a son that I never want to have to go through what my husband or Dad have been through. Dad has been in and out of the hopsital several times over thepast year and half and not one time was the PSA brought up by medical staff or a PSA ran. For his back pain, he was receiving shots into his back. Not one time did anyone even think prostate cancer.
How do we change this? How do we educate men about the PSA, whose responsiblity it is to ensure it is ran and to follow up on the results. How do we protect the men we love?
I am a resident of Hawaii who has called on you many times for your help. No request was ever more urgent than what I ask of you today.
Diagnosed with aggressive prostate cancer in 1993, I am a 16-year survivor, educator, and advocate for improvement in the sorry state of care for my disease.
Prostate cancer probably killed 28,600 American men, or more, in 2008, according to American Cancer Society estimates. More than 120 men in Hawaii may have died from prostate cancer last year, according to the same estimates.
Now is the time to assure funds are available for the research needed to give medical practitioners the science and tools necessary to
save thousands of men unnecessary pain, suffering and premature deaths from prostate cancer.
The Project to End Prostate Cancer urges research funding for the Department of Defense?s Congressionally Directed Medical Research Program. A number of prostate cancer organizations are working cooperative to save the research funding at the CDMRP and find a cure for prostate cancer.
Funding for prostate cancer research will hasten the time when doctors can tell aggressive, potentially lethal prostate tumors from indolent prostate growths,.
A lack of cooperation exists between The Medical profession and other naturalistic approaches to dealing with prostate cancer at all stages.
I just currently encountered this difficulty when I requested that my medical oncologist support me while I try a natural approach to using an alternative form of treatment rather than the standard medical therapy using medical injections with many side effects.
The bottom line is that prostate cancer affects 1 out of 6 men in this country and why cant these two approaches work together to find a cure for this awful disease?
My primary physician was however willing to support me in this current endeavor.
Prostate cancer research needs greater funding. Whether you are a patient, a potential patient, or a family member of a patient, you know this is true.
Call your representative TODAY and ask him or her tgo support this initiative!
My father was diagnosed with prostate cancer at age 70, almost a decade ago. He was treated, he recovered, and he is still working full time and living an active life. My husband was diagnosed with prostate cancer in the past year at age 50. His prostate cancer is an advanced and aggressive one, and his future is uncertain. I am working tirelessly - meeting with nationally renown medical experts, reading as much research as possible, speaking at support groups, sharing information with newly diagnosed men and their families, and taking care of my husband. In doing all this, I am thinking about the future for our two sons, 22 & 19; I have hope that if there is enough money dedicated to research, they will have more options and a better outcome than their father.
I am a prostate cancer survivor. I had surgery to remove cancerous prostate. The cancer had spread outside the prostate, so I had radiation treatments (35) to remove the localized cancer. I am undergoing hormone therapy also. This whole experience is no fun! If I had prior knowledge of PC, I could have avoided the extremes of PC, with a simple PSA blood test. We need to change the medical establishments practices of testing for PC. This no longer an "OLD MANS DISEASE". More and more younger men are being diagnosed with PC. I am 49. So much pain and anguish can be avoided if men start getting regular PSA's @ 40 yrs. of age. Please help in getting the word out there to all men in the target age group. Awareness is the key to staying healthy and PC free. Thank you and God Bless.
I can only suggest that, when you mention the "devastating effects" of prostate cancer, you should add the words, "such as chemical castration". Show, don't tell.
The combination of two current initiatives (the $10 billion for NIH in the economic stimulus package and the "ask" for $125 million in DoD funding for prostate cancer research) are powerful drivers for the entire prostate cancer community to come together and support both initiatives.
Call your Congresspersons and your Senators and tell them we are counting on them. Make sure they get the message. Let's all prove we can work together and GET THIS DONE.
This is a great website as it makes it very easy for us all to write our Congressman and Senator. I did want to send a personal note to our newly elected representative but I suppose he'll have to share it with the senators! :)
This site makes it easy for everyone to exercise their constitutional right to let their elected officials know what they want!! Good job!
Prostate cancer occurs when the cells of the prostate begin to grow uncontrollably. When caught and treated early, prostate cancer has a cure rate of over 90%.
More than 186,000 men in the United States will be diagnosed with prostate cancer this year, and each and every one of them will need to make very personal and individualized decisions about treatment options and diet and lifestyle changes. Most importantly, each and every one of them will have to find a strong, knowledgeable team of physicians, nurses, and other healthcare providers to help guide him through the process at each step of the way.
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