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The Prostate Cancer Coalition of North Carolina is dedicated to the defeat of prostate cancer. By working together we will see a day when prostate cancer is no longer a threat to the families of our state. The PCCNC facilitates enhanced communication and collaboration amongst groups and individuals to maximize our collective efforts to reduce prostate cancer death while improving quality of life for all prostate cancer survivors and their families. We invite all interested and committed parties to join us in this important initiative.

Founded on March 21, 2001, the PCCNC is incorporated in the state of North Carolina as a tax exempt 501(c)3

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THE COALITION
Currently, the PCCNC consists of 28 support groups throughout the state, organizational participants include the Cabarrus Health Alliance, the Devil's Ridge Men's Golf Association, Lee County Prostate Cancer Education and Awareness Group, Men for Living, Project Empowering Men about Prostate Organ Wellness Education and Recovery (EMPOWER), 100 Black Men (Triangle East and Greenville chapters), the NC Coalition of the National Black Leadership Initiative on Cancer (NBLIC), the NC Grand Chapter Order of the Eastern Stars, the NC Minority Prostate Cancer Awareness Action Team, PCA Racing, the Ronnie Sox Memorial Driver Safety Campaign, the Black Men's Health Initiative (BMHI), the NC Cancer Partnership, Cornuccopia House, Pathways-Life After Cancer, Cancer Center of NC, Carolinas Medical Center, Cary Urology, Catawba Valley Medical Center, Charlotte Volunteers in Medicine, Cleveland Regional Medical Center, Duke Comprehensive Cancer Center, Johnston Memorial Hospital, Landmark Urology and Complimentary Medicine, Leo Jenkins Comprehensive Cancer Center, the Lumbee Tribe, Mission Hospital, Nash Health Care Systems, Rex Cancer Center, UNC-Chapel Hill Comprehensive Cancer Center, Wake Forest Comprehensive Cancer Center, WakeMed, Healthy Carolinians of Cumberland County, and Craven, Iredell, Martin, and New Hanover County Health Departments.

We embrace the work of our national collaborative partners including the Alliance for Prostate Cancer Prevention, the American Cancer Society (ACS), the Foundation for Cancer Research & Education (FCRE), MaleCare, the National Alliance of State Prostate Cancer Coalitions (NASPCC), the Prostate Cancer Education Council (PCEC), the Prostate Cancer Research and Education Foundation (PCREF), the Prostate Cancer Research Institute (PCRI), the ProstateNet, the Prostate Health Education Network (PHEN), UsToo International, and Women Against Prostate Cancer (WAPC).

Executive Director: Mary C. Anderson
Ms. Anderson has been involved with various aspects of prostate cancer patient care, outreach, research, education, and support since 1996. She aided in the formation and development of the PCCNC in 2001 and has expanded its statewide network of prostate cancer patient support, reaching into every major region of North Carolina. Daughter of the PCCNC’s late Founder, Robert (Bob) J. Anderson, her passion for the cause stems from working with and caring for her father who died of prostate cancer and evolved through her desire to improve the odds of survival and improved treatment circumstances for men living with prostate cancer and their families as well as for future generations. She was a Pilot Site Coordinator for the UsToo! International Minority and Underserved Populations Outreach and Awareness Program and is responsible for the development of the PCCNC Prostate Cancer Screening Guidelines and the PCCNC Partners Program. As PCCNC’s Executive Director she makes every attempt to collaborate and embrace the unique vision of virtually every prostate cancer outreach, awareness, screening, and patient support initiative in the state. In 2005 she was awarded the Sword Barer of Excellence Award by the NC Minority Prostate Cancer Awareness Action Team, AKA, the “Action Team” and in 2006 she was awarded the KnowledgeNet award for Family Advocacy and the Barbara Pullen-Smith Public Service Award for her work in minority and underserved communities. Ms. Anderson currently sits on a number of planning committees including the Steering Committee for the National Alliance of State Prostate Cancer Coalitions, the North Carolina Comprehensive Cancer Program Prostate Cancer Workgroup and the Rex Prostate Cancer Center of Excellence Advisory Committee.