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Greetings,

We are pleased to present you with the August issue of Prostate Cancer News You Can Use. Every month we send this email to share prostate cancer headlines, as well as other information, resources, and event listings which you might find useful.

Us TOO 2021 Webinar Series
Us TOO has just finished its 2021 webinar series, "What is Right for Me in My Prostate Cancer Treatment?" If you missed any of the series, or would like to watch any of the episodes again, you can find them all posted at www.ustoo.org/ustoo-video. Topics include: Bone Health and Nutrition, Shared Decision Making, Biomarkers, Imaging, and Genetics and Genomics. Thanks to all the doctors, sponsors, and attendees for making this series such a success. 

Prostate Cancer Calendar
The Prostate Cancer Calendar webpage is a resource for the entire prostate cancer community. If you are looking for a prostate cancer event, please check the calendar. Updates will continue to happen regularly. If you have a support group, webinar, seminar, or other prostate cancer event that will benefit the community, please post it to the calendar at www.prostatecancercalendar.org.

Other Webinars and Events
Prostate Forum of Orange County presents: Advances in Detecting and Treating Oligometastatic Cancer on Thursday, August 26th, 7:00pm to 8:30pm PDT. Presenting will be experts, Stephen G. Williams, MD, Regional Lead, Urologic Oncology, Kaiser Permanente Medical Group in Anaheim, CA; and Dong Won Kim, MD, PhD, Radiation Oncologist, Kaiser Permanente Medical Group, in Anaheim, CA. To register, email ProstateForumOC@gmail.com. 

Join Dr. Adam Murphy and Dr. Jeffrey Albaugh on Monday, September 20th at 6pm Central for a live, virtual discussion about prostate cancer and its impact on relationships. Patients, partners, and family members are invited. Register at www.cancer.northwestern.edu/events/public/prostate.

For those in Tempe, AZ on September 25th, join Prostate On-Site Project for their Walk & Bag 4 POP Cornhole Tournament. For more information and registration, visit www.prostatecheckup.org/walk-for-pop.

The Black Men’s Prostate Cancer Initiative
Check out our Black Men’s Prostate Cancer Initiative webpage for links to resources, videos, podcasts, and more at www.ustoo.org/blackmen. To be added to the alert list for the Black Men’s Prostate Cancer Virtual Support Group, visit www.ustoo.org/blackmenssupport. The Support Group meets monthly and has a new Facebook group for community discussion.  

Virtual Support Groups
Us TOO has virtual prostate cancer support groups that continue to meet regularly and host guest speakers. These meetings can be accessed by phone or by internet, and can be attended from any location. For a list of groups, please visit www.ustoo.org/virtual-ustoo-support-groups.

NEWS YOU CAN USE ARTICLES:
We’re pleased to provide you with some of the latest Prostate Cancer News You Can Use. Please note that only the titles of the articles are listed and they are not direct links to the content. To access the full articles CLICK HERE.

  • The Prostate Cancer Foundation Challenges Americans to "Eat It to Beat It" During Prostate Cancer Awareness Month

  • Institute of Cancer Research: New BRCA-Targeting Drug Could Offer Hope in Treating Advanced Prostate Cancer

  • HALO Diagnostics Expands Radiation-Free, Minimally Invasive Prostate Cancer Treatment to Imaging Centers Nationwide

  • Widowers More Likely to be Diagnosed with Advanced Prostate Cancer

  • Genomic Test Could Help Predict Aggressive Disease in Men Newly Diagnosed with Prostate Cancer

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SEA Blue 2021
The 2021 SEA Blue Prostate Cancer Walk and Run will take place September 26th in Lincoln Park, Chicago. Those not in the Chicago area can join us by either fundraising virtually or by creating a Satellite SEA Blue event. This event helps us to raise funds to offer Support, Education, Advocacy, and Awareness (the SEA in SEA Blue) at no cost to those affected by prostate cancer. Register or donate today at www.seablueprostatewalk.org.
 
If you want to wear your support for SEA Blue, you can purchase shirts, hats, masks, or other SEA Blue items from our online store. A portion of all sales will go to SEA Blue to help those affected by prostate cancer. The shop will be open until September 6th at Midnight. Do good. Look good. Feel good. Visit the SEA Blue shop at: greendoorpromo.com/product-category/sea-blue.
 
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Take care, and best wishes to you,

Marty Chakoian and the Us TOO Team
Marty Chakoian, Board Chair
James Hutson, Development Director
Tracy Cameron, Office Manager 
Terri Likowski, Program Director - Support Group Services
Tim Mix, Communications Director
Rebecca Bouck, Project Manager