"You have Prostate Cancer" - a frightening thing to hear!
When a man is diagnosed with prostate cancer he confronts many issues, among
which are: choice of treatment, choice of doctor, as well as emotional and
physical feelings. The Santa Cruz County Prostate Cancer Support Group is a
support group consisting of men with prostate cancer who can greatly ease the
burden of isolation through the journey to health and emotional well being.
Within our ranks, we have men who have experienced almost all of the known
treatments for prostate cancer, including hormonal therapy, surgery, external
beam radiation, radioactive seed implantation, and others. These men are willing
and able to share their experiences with you, and give you their inputs on your
treatment choices.
Knowledge is Power
We also have regular participation by doctors and other practitioners in the
local community who give talks on subjects of interest to newly diagnosed
prostate cancer patients. These talks include subjects such as: Nutrition and
Prostate Cancer, Surgical Treatment of Prostate Cancer, Brachytherapy (seed
implantation), and Resources for Prostate Cancer Patients.
There is no obligation involved in attending our meetings, and your questions
and comments are always treated as confidential. Please feel free to attend, or
to contact members of our Steering Committee for help in treatment decisions and
other concerns.
Resources
We are putting information of interest to newly diagnosed patients on this
website.
Hormone Therapy Basics - A discussion of
the types of hormone therapy as they relate to prostate cancer. Covers the role
of hormones in the prostate, the drugs used, how they work and options for
advanced disease.
Some valuable Internet resources that can be accessed are
1. Phoenix5:
We also recommend
http://www.phoenix5.org/Basics/DPprimer0918.html for the newly diagnosed.
2. Patient Advocates for Advanced Cancer Treatments ("PAACT")
Has some good information for the newly diagnosed:
http://www.paactusa.org/
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