Presidential Proclamation--National Prostate Cancer Awareness Month President Barack Obama...."do hereby proclaim September 2010 as Prostate Cancer Awareness Month. I encourage all citizens, Government agencies, private businesses, nonprofit organizations, and other groups to join in activities that will increase awareness and prevention of prostate cancer."
Letter to President Obama PHEN and the "Prostate Cancer Roundtable" members have sent a letter to President Obama requesting that he light the White House blue and hang a blue ribbon to support the "fight against prostate cancer."
Senator Kerry Requests Explanation from CMS on Provenge Senators John Kerry (MA) and Arlen Specter (PA) in a letter to the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid (CMS), requests an explanation for why CMS decided to proceed with a National Coverage Assessment for on-label use of an FDA approved cancer treatment. Senator Kerry has been an avid supporter of PHEN and was instrumental in helping PHEN host its very first annual summit.
Summit Highlights for Thursday, September 16th Two summit sessions on Thursday, September 16th, at the Rayburn House Office Building are focused on research, clinical trials and treatments....
2010 PHEN Summit The "Sixth Annual African American Prostate Cancer Disparity Summit" will be hosted by PHEN in Washington, DC. The first day of the summit will be held on Thursday, September 16th, in the Rayburn House office Building. The session of Friday, September 17th will be held at the Washington Convention Center as a part of the Congressional Black Caucus' "Annual Legislative Conference." Both days of the summit are open to the public at no cost.
First National Father's Day Rally A Tremendous Success Churches across the country from Massachusetts to Mississippi, New York, Kentucky, Washington, DC, Los Angeles, North Carolina, Tennessee, Alabama and other locations joined hands in prayer against prostate cancer on Father's Day..
PHEN Television Knowledge is your best defense against postate cancer. Life is a blessing - cherish it through your prostate health knowledge.
Join The PHEN Survivor Network The PHEN survivor network serves as a national resource to help educate and support men and their families about prostate cancer. Members of the survivor network played an active and important role in the success of the Father's Day Rally.
Join this growing group of committed prostate cancer survivors across the country, and participate in PHEN programs and initiatives in the fight against prostate cancer.
The 'BLACK EAGLE' has landed on the PHEN Rally Against Prostate Cancer Radio talk show host JOE MADISON is teaming with PHEN to increase prostate cancer education and awareness nationwide. Madison's radio show - "The Black Eagle" broadcasts Monday through Friday at 6am until 10am on Sirius radio, channel 169, and on WOL-AM in Washington, DC. Joe Madison is also contributing to PHEN efforts through the sale of his "Black Eagle Coffee" - a special Hawaiian brew that is available online by clicking above.
Congressional Hearing On Prostate Cancer - March 4th, 2010 Before the U. S. House of Representatives Committee on Oversight and Reform, Congressman Ed Towns, chair. Statements by Lou Gossett, Jr., Dr. Otis Brawley, Dr. James Mohler, PHEN President Thomas Farrington, and more..
Highlights of Some PHEN Accomplishments Since its founding in 2003 PHEN has been at the forefront in the war against prostate cancer. These are some of the highlights of major accomplishments
RAP CANCER INITIATIVE The “Rally Against Prostate Cancer” (RAP Cancer) initiative combines the outreach leadership efforts of prostate cancer survivors, the power of the internet, and television broadcasts for the broadest and one of the most visible movements ever to address the prostate cancer crisis...
Prostate Cancer Overview Prostate cancer is the most common cancer in men, with lung cancer the second most common. Because of significant improvements in screening and early detection of prostate cancer over the past 30 years, the outlook for many men diagnosed with this disease has improved.
NCCN Stresses Importance of PSA Testing in High-Risk Men The National Comprehensive Cancer Network (NCCN) recently updated the NCCN Guidelines for Prostate Cancer Early Detection incorporating the results of the recent ERSPC trial that assessed the benefit of PSA screening. The NCCN Guidelines contend that PSA screening does save lives when performed intelligently in men at high-risk of developing the disease.
NCCN Treatment Guidelines for Prostate Cancer The National Comprehensive Cancer Network (NCCN) recently updated the NCCN Guidelines for Prostate Cancer to include new recommendations for men who should consider active surveillance, as well as a new “very low risk” category.
NCCN Member Instituitions The National Comprehensive Cancer Network (NCCN) is a not-for-profit alliance of 21 of the world’s leading cancer centers.
Prostate Cancer Screening Guidelines and Discussions The National Cancer Centers Network, American Cancer Society, American Urological Society and others outline their screening guidelines. This is a video of the presentations at the PHEN 2009 summit
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