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50 in 5

At least 75% of the 900 to 1000 deaths a year in North Carolina are preventable. With wide spread awareness, widely available screening, and "best practices" treatment, the citizens of North Carolina can cut the death rate in North Carolina by 50% within 5 years. By participating in the following programs, you can help! Please email PCCNC to learn how.

AWARENESS

EARLY DETECTION

RESEARCH

PATIENT SUPPORT

AWARENESS

Primary Care - Prostate Screening Referral Guidelines - annual update
Primary care medical professionals treat a multitude of patients. Keeping up with the latest research around all of these issues can be particularly challenging. Every year new research is released and researchers learn more and more about how to refine prostate screening that may provide patients with a possibly lifesaving early diagnosis of prostate cancer. Please help support our efforts to make sure all NC primary care medical professionals are aware of these changes. These changes are based on current National Comprehensive Cancer Network (NCCN) guidelines for early detection (215KB-PDF) and American Urological Association (AUA) Best Practice Policy and are updated annually to reflect their most current recommendations on prostate screening. Download PCCNC 2006 Prostate Screening Guidelines (56KB-PDF) to share with primary care medical professionals.

Partners Awareness Program (breast and prostate cancer family program for dual awareness)
The two diseases have similar risk factors, overlapping treatment pathways, and comparable implications for emotional health and intimate relationships.

Minority Prostate Cancer Awareness Action Team
Throughout the state of North Carolina African-American community leaders are coming together to join the North Carolina Minority Prostate Cancer Awareness Action Team. The team focuses on reducing and/or eliminating the disparate impact that prostate cancer has on African-American families and communities.

EMPOWER Faith Community Outreach
The church has long been a cornerstone of Southern communities. The EMPOWER program provides a model framework of how to apply the power of faith and religious fellowship to battle prostate cancer on multiple fronts.

ProstateNet: Going to the Barbershop to Fight Prostate Cancer

Racing Associations Driver Safety Campaign
Racing is dangerous enough without having a "silent killer" in your body that has absolutely no symptoms. Most don't find out until it is too late. Dean Sox, son of legendary drag racer Ronnie Sox is working to make the entire racing community aware and for associations to make it mandatory to check for prostate cancer before you can receive or renew your racing license "IN HIS HONOR."

PCa Racing (PDF)
Founded by Dan Newman, a Prostate Cancer Survivor, PCA Racing promotes prostate cancer awareness. Through his love of riding and racing, he is making a difference as a living example that having your prostate removed does't have to mean the end of enjoying a normal life! Just three months after prostate surgery, he was back on a race bike and bouncing through mud, rocks, sand, and river crossings. He had aggressive prostate cancer and early detection saved his life and his lifestyle!

UsToo Minority & Underserved Populations Outreach and Awareness Program - Native American Tribes (1,442KB-PDF)
Fiercely under represented, North Carolina's state recognized Native American tribes suffer a disproportionably from prostate cancer. This is not reflected in national statistics because the majority of NC's Native American communities have not received federal recognition.

Other UsToo MUP brochures:

High risk men (296KB-PDF)

Hispanic/Latino men (1,198KB-PDF) Email ustoo@pccnc.org to schedule a training session

NPCC Prostate Cancer Legislation Awareness

Arnie's Army

LGBT Outreach
Among gay men and for most LGBT cancer patients, the subject of prostate cancer is complicated by the intersecting stigmata of both cancer and homosexuality. Most people do not want to talk about prostate cancer and most straight people do not want to talk about homosexuality... visit MaleCare for more information and resources for gay men and their partners.

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EARLY DETECTION

Community Screenings
Drive Against Prostate Cancer
Primary Care - Prostate Screening Referral Guidelines
Download PCCNC 2006 Prostate Screening Guidelines (56KB-PDF) to share with primary care medical professionals

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RESEARCH

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PATIENT SUPPORT

UsToo Patient Education and Support
Circles of Love Prostate Cancer Caregiver Support
Man to Man (ACS)
PC Shepherds
PC Angels
Umoja

email support@pccnc.org for more information or visit PCCNC Patient Resources.

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Prostate Cancer Coalition of North Carolina (PCCNC)
5905 Shamrock Road
Research Triangle Park, NC 27713
919.321.0365
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