One sometimes overlooked but critically important strategy in managing prostate cancer is to stay connected with others for information and support. Us TOO has virtual prostate cancer support groups that meet regularly and host guest speakers. These meetings can be attended by any prostate cancer patient anywhere, by phone or by internet. For a list of groups, please visit:



Speakers and events coming up in the next month include:
 
Us TOO New York presents: Lu-177 PSMA617: A Game Changing Therapy for Prostate Cancer Treatment. The speaker will be Michael J. Morris, MD, Medical Oncologist, Section Head, Prostate Cancer, GU Oncology Service, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center. The presentation will take place on August 19th at 6pm Eastern. For info and registration, visit www.ustoonewyork.org. 
 
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. 

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
Looking for a prostate cancer event? Or do you have a prostate cancer support group, webinar, seminar, or other event you would like to share? Find support or post support at http://prostatecancercalendar.org. This calendar of events is for the entire prostate cancer community and is updated and promoted regularly, so please bookmark it, check back regularly, and share with your friends!
 
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Us TOO offers a wide range of support groups for all men (and caregivers) in every part of the country. For a complete list, see www.ustoo.org/virtual-ustoo-support-groups. In addition, we offer some specialized groups:

Our Black Men’s Prostate Cancer Virtual Support Group is now meeting regularly and we have added a new invite-only discussion group on Facebook. To sign up for notifications about the group, please visit www.ustoo.org/blackmenssupport.

Our Spanish language prostate cancer support group for men and their caregivers is a virtual group which can be accessed by internet or phone from any location. To sign up for the next group meeting, please email Terri at terril@ustoo.org. Space is limited. 

Our support group, A Prostate Cancer Forum for Deaf and Hard of Hearing Men and Caregivers, is an ongoing virtual online support group series which provides those who are affected by prostate cancer and are Deaf or hard of hearing with important peer-to-peer support. The group meets the third Wednesday of every month at 8pm Eastern, 5pm Pacific. The meetings will use American Sign Language (ASL), there will not be any voice interpreting or captioning provided for the group. Contact Terri Likowski at terril@ustoo.org to reserve your spot for the next call. Please note that space is limited.

Us TOO offers virtual support for female caregivers of men with prostate cancer with A Forum for Her. For information on this group, visit www.ustoo.org/aforumforher. To join one of the Forum calls, or to volunteer to host a group for about an hour per month, please contact Terri Likowski at terril@ustoo.org.

We also offer support for gay men and their partners with A Prostate Cancer Forum for Gay Men and Their Partners (everyone from the LGBTQIA+ community is welcome). For information on the group, visit www.ustoo.org/forumforgaymen. To join one of these calls, please contact Terri Likowski at terril@ustoo.org.

AnCan offers a wide range of virtual support groups for men at every stage of prostate cancer. For more information, visit www.ancan.org/prostate-cancer.

The Reluctant Brotherhood hosts virtual meetings - "This call is for men living with cancer, any cancer at any stage. This is not a very technical call because we talk about what is going on inside our hearts and minds. We poke around with our emotional lives, the unmeasurable stuff." For information, please visit www.thereluctantbrotherhood.org.