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Prostate Cancer Support Group - Richmond, Va

Meeting Dates - 3rd Thurs. each month - Time 7:00 PM - No July Meeting - The Dec. date will vary - Call for details - Peter C. Moon Phd. at 804-387-2151 between 7 - 11:00 PM - Location - Ridge Baptist Church, 1515 Eastridge Road Richmond, VA 23229

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Rva Prostate Cancer Support Group

www.rvaprostatecancersupport.org

For details Contact - Peter C. Moon Phd. at 804-387-2151 between 7 - 11:00 PM
Location - Ridge Baptist Church, 1515 Eastridge Road Richmond, VA 23229
Meetings are in the fellowship hall Bldg - at the back of the parking lot.

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Past Meeting Information Year 2024

Apr 18th Meeting - 2 PM

(Meeting Thursday Apr 18 st at 2 PM at Ridge Baptist church fellowship hall.)

Meetings - Time Change - Back To The New Time

Us Too Warriors,

RVA Us Too-Prostate meeting Thursday April 18 th at 2 PM at Ridge Baptist Church fellowship I am trying to get a social worker from Sarah Cannon RT center.

Warriors,

We will see what options are available.

Call me at 804-387-2151 if I can help answer questions?

Best
Peter

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If you have a topic or treatment you can explore for the group - let me know so I can set up a meeting for you to run.

I am in the process of getting younger men to start taking on the responsibility of keeping the Group going as I age.

I have gotten the Mark Hippchen, Donald McCall and Jonathan Stubbs to agree to take on helping run meetings and getting speakers for thge meetings. If you want to help please send me an email of your interest to help. I've Been running the meeting for over 20 years,so it is time to let someone else have some fun.

Also please talk up the meetings and bring men, women and friends who may benefit. I will continue as I can to send emails of useful information you can use to treat your PCa.

I hope to see you Thursday.
Best
Peter
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"You are encouraged to wear a mask if you can or at least seat apart so as to limit Virus spread that may or may not exist. - Thanks Peter"

Please bring your ideas - All are welcome.
Meeting Location - Ridge Baptist Church, 1515 Eastridge Road Richmond, VA 23229

Meetings are held in the fellowship hall Bldg - at the back of the parking lot
For more details Contact - Peter C. Moon Phd. at 804-387-2151 between 7 - 11:00 PM
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March 21st Meeting - 2 PM

(Meeting Thursday March 21 st at 2 PM at Ridge Baptist church fellowship hall.)

Meetings - Time Change - Back To The New Time

Us Too Warriors,

I hope you are surviving the winter in Good spirits and ready for spring?

Warriors,

At this meeting we will discuss what you and your Doctors are doing in your treatment that is working and what is not working and consider what might help if it is not working.

I also will discuss 3 new off label drugs I have added in the last month to slow my PCa now that my cancer is Castration Resistant = CrPC and report if they are working or not based on the effect on PSA. I will also discuss supplements and drugs I have used over the last 30 years to keep my PSA slowed prior to it becoming CRPC. Hope to see you at the meeting.

Call me at 804-387-2151 if I can help answer questions?

Best
Peter

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If you have a topic or treatment you can explore for the group - let me know so I can set up a meeting for you to run.

I am in the process of getting younger men to start taking on the responsibility of keeping the Group going as I age.

I have gotten the Mark Hippchen, Donald McCall and Jonathan Stubbs to agree to take on helping run meetings and getting speakers for thge meetings. If you want to help please send me an email of your interest to help. I've Been running the meeting for over 20 years,so it is time to let someone else have some fun.

Also please talk up the meetings and bring men, women and friends who may benefit. I will continue as I can to send emails of useful information you can use to treat your PCa.

I hope to see you Thursday.
Best
Peter
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If you can not wear a mask or distance for other people's sake. Do Not Come.

Please bring your ideas - All are welcome.
Meeting Location - Ridge Baptist Church, 1515 Eastridge Road Richmond, VA 23229

Meetings are held in the fellowship hall Bldg - at the back of the parking lot
For more details Contact - Peter C. Moon Phd. at 804-387-2151 between 7 - 11:00 PM
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March 21st Meeting - 2 PM

Meetings - Time Change - Back To The New Time

RVA US-Too - Future Meetings and Info

Us Too Warriors,

I hope you are surviving the winter in Good spirits?

The Next Us Too meeting will be March 21, 2024 at 2:00 PM.

Call me at 804-387-2151 if I can help answer questions?

Best
Peter

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If you have a topic or treatment you can explore for the group - let me know so I can set up a meeting for you to run.

I am in the process of getting younger men to start taking on the responsibility of keeping the Group going as I age.

I have gotten the Mark Hippchen, Donald McCall and Jonathan Stubbs to agree to take on helping run meetings and getting speakers for thge meetings. If you want to help please send me an email of your interest to help. I've Been running the meeting for over 20 years,so it is time to let someone else have some fun.

Also please talk up the meetings and bring men, women and friends who may benefit. I will continue as I can to send emails of useful information you can use to treat your PCa.

I hope to see you Thursday.
Best
Peter
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If you can not wear a mask or distance for other people's sake. Do Not Come.

Please bring your ideas - All are welcome.
Meeting Location - Ridge Baptist Church, 1515 Eastridge Road Richmond, VA 23229

Meetings are held in the fellowship hall Bldg - at the back of the parking lot
For more details Contact - Peter C. Moon Phd. at 804-387-2151 between 7 - 11:00 PM
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Feb. 15th Meeting - 2 PM

Meetings - Time Change - Back To The New Time

RVA US-Too - Future Meetings and Info

Us Too Warriors,

I hope you are surviving the winter in Good spirits?

There will be No Us Too meeting this Feb 15, 2024 at 2:00 PM.

Call me at 804-387-2151 if I can help answer questions?

Best
Peter

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If you have a topic or treatment you can explore for the group - let me know so I can set up a meeting for you to run.

I am in the process of getting younger men to start taking on the responsibility of keeping the Group going as I age.

I have gotten the Mark Hippchen, Donald McCall and Jonathan Stubbs to agree to take on helping run meetings and getting speakers for thge meetings. If you want to help please send me an email of your interest to help. I've Been running the meeting for over 20 years,so it is time to let someone else have some fun.

Also please talk up the meetings and bring men, women and friends who may benefit. I will continue as I can to send emails of useful information you can use to treat your PCa.

I hope to see you Thursday.
Best
Peter
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If you can not wear a mask or distance for other people's sake. Do Not Come.

Please bring your ideas - All are welcome.
Meeting Location - Ridge Baptist Church, 1515 Eastridge Road Richmond, VA 23229

Meetings are held in the fellowship hall Bldg - at the back of the parking lot
For more details Contact - Peter C. Moon Phd. at 804-387-2151 between 7 - 11:00 PM
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Jan. 18th Meeting - 2 PM

Meetings - Time Change - Back To The New Time

RVA US-Too - Future Meetings and Info

Us Too Warriors,

I have survived 12+ falls at home from brain melanoma, Brain surgery, Hospital rehab and 4 SBRT treatment rounds to 9 melanoma mets, Bone biopsies, Many MRI, CT scans PSMA pet scans, EDG scans, Monthly blood draws, monthly ImmunoTherapy infusions, 50 Vitamin C(125 gms) Infusions April to Dec.

Finally, On Christmas eve I came down with Covid 19 which I am almost over with thanks to 5 daily rounds Of Paxlovid Plus 2000 mg Vitamin C, 100mg Zinc and 5000 IU of Vitamin D3 every 4 hours.

I was fox trotting a mile a day on good weather days by December before covid and walking a 1/2 mile - I hope to get back to that by the end of January.

I hope your new year is better?

My Friends stay well and fight the Good fight.

There will be No Us Too meeting this Jan 18, 2024 at 2:00 PM.

Call me at 804-387-2151 if I can help answer questions?

Best
Peter

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If you have a topic or treatment you can explore for the group - let me know so I can set up a meeting for you to run.

I am in the process of getting younger men to start taking on the responsibility of keeping the Group going as I age.

I have gotten the Mark Hippchen, Donald McCall and Jonathan Stubbs to agree to take on helping run meetings and getting speakers for thge meetings. If you want to help please send me an email of your interest to help. I've Been running the meeting for over 20 years,so it is time to let someone else have some fun.

Also please talk up the meetings and bring men, women and friends who may benefit. I will continue as I can to send emails of useful information you can use to treat your PCa.

I hope to see you Thursday.
Best
Peter
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If you can not wear a mask or distance for other people's sake. Do Not Come.

Please bring your ideas - All are welcome.
Meeting Location - Ridge Baptist Church, 1515 Eastridge Road Richmond, VA 23229

Meetings are held in the fellowship hall Bldg - at the back of the parking lot
For more details Contact - Peter C. Moon Phd. at 804-387-2151 between 7 - 11:00 PM
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Past Meeting Information Year 2023

Jan. 18th Meeting - 2 PM

Us Too Warriors,

Meetings - Time Change - Back To The New Time

RVA US-Too - Future Meetings and Info

Thurs. Jan 18, 2024 2:00 PM Meeting

Notice Our meetings during the summer (June thru Oct) are in the evenings
I will be there at 6:45 PM if you want to discuss anything with me before the meetings.

THERE IS NO DECEMBER MEETING - HAVE A HEALTH HOLIDAY. BEST fOR THE NEW YEAR.

Warriors,
Bring your treatment concerns and questions to the meeting to share and get feedback from the experience of those
gathered to try to help you in making informed decisions.

Come prepared to discuss your treatment issues, along with heart Issues and the benefits of magnesium supplementation on Strokes and recovery, Bone density and fractures from falls, Heart attacks, afib etc.

If you didn't know it, the accident rate for driving at night can be 9 times higher than daytime driving.

Hope to see you at 2 PM on Nov.16 th at the fellowship hall at Ridge Baptist.
Best
Peter
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If you have a topic or treatment you can explore for the group - let me know so I can set up a meeting for you to run.

I am in the process of getting younger men to start taking on the responsibility of keeping the Group going as I age.

I have gotten the Mark Hippchen, Donald McCall and Jonathan Stubbs to agree to take on helping run meetings and getting speakers for the meetings. If you want to help please send me an email of your interest to help. I've Been running the meeting for over 20 years,so it is time to let someone else have some fun.

Also please talk up the meetings and bring men, women and friends who may benefit. I will continue as I can to send emails of useful information you can use to treat your PCa.

I hope to see you Thursday.
Best
Peter
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If you can not wear a mask or distance for other people's sake. Do Not Come.

Please bring your ideas - All are welcome.
Meeting Location - Ridge Baptist Church, 1515 Eastridge Road Richmond, VA 23229

Meetings are held in the fellowship hall Bldg - at the back of the parking lot
For more details Contact - Peter C. Moon Phd. at 804-387-2151 between 7 - 11:00 PM
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Nov. 16th Meeting - 2 PM

Us Too Warriors,

Meetings - Back To The New Time

RVA US-Too - Future Meetings and Info

Thurs. Nov 16, 2023 2:00 PM Meeting

Notice Our meetings during the summer (June thru Oct) are in the evenings
I will be there at 6:45 PM if you want to discuss anything with me before the meetings.
December thru March, I hope to have 2 PM meetings because of night travel and weather issues for members.

Warriors,
Bring your treatment concerns and questions to the meeting to share and get feedback from the experience of those gathered to try to help you in making informed decisions.

Come prepared to discuss your treatment issues, along with heart Issues and the benefits of magnesium supplementation on Strokes and recovery, Bone density and fractures from falls, Heart attacks, afib etc.

If you didn't know it, the accident rate for driving at night can be 9 times higher than daytime driving.

Hope to see you at 2 PM on Nov.16 th at the fellowship hall at Ridge Baptist.
Best
Peter
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If you have a topic or treatment you can explore for the group - let me know so I can set up a meeting for you to run.

I am in the process of getting younger men to start taking on the responsibility of keeping the Group going as I age.

I have gotten the Mark Hippchen, Donald McCall and Jonathan Stubbs to agree to take on helping run meetings and getting speakers for thge meetings. If you want to help please send me an email of your interest to help. I've Been running the meeting for over 20 years,so it is time to let someone else have some fun.

Also please talk up the meetings and bring men, women and friends who may benefit. I will continue as I can to send emails of useful information you can use to treat your PCa.

I hope to see you Thursday.
Best
Peter
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If you can not wear a mask or distance for other people's sake. Do Not Come.

Please bring your ideas - All are welcome.
Meeting Location - Ridge Baptist Church, 1515 Eastridge Road Richmond, VA 23229

Meetings are held in the fellowship hall Bldg - at the back of the parking lot
For more details Contact - Peter C. Moon Phd. at 804-387-2151 between 7 - 11:00 PM
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Oct. 19th Meeting 7 PM - Dr Cuttino on SBRT

Us Too Warriors,

Meetings - Back To Old Time

RVA US-Too - Future Meetings and Info

Thurs. Oct 19, 2023 7:00 PM Meeting

Notice That Our meetings during the summer (June thru Oct) are in the evenings
I will be there at 6:45 PM if you want to discuss anything with me before the meetings.

Warriors,
Dr Cuttino on SBRT- must email or call ASAP if You are coming
We need at least 15 attending.
804-387-2151 or pcmoon76@gmail.com

I can not ask a doctor to speak at a night meeting unless enough people are in Attendance. Doctors can only come at night because they are treating patients all day. I have planed to have one more Doctor speak at night in November if attendance is good at this meeting. Attendance has dropped off because of Covid. I hope we can Pick it back up.

December thru March, I hope to have 2 PM meetings because of night travel and weather issues for members.

If you have a topic or treatment you can explore for the group - let me know so I can set up a meeting for you to run.

I am in the process of getting younger men to start taking on the responsibility of keeping the Group going as I age.

I have gotten the Mark Hippchen, Donald McCall and Jonathan Stubbs to agree to take on helping run meetings and getting speakers for thge meetings. If you want to help please send me an email of your interest to help. I've Been running the meeting for over 20 years,so it is time to let someone else have some fun.

Also please talk up the meetings and bring men, women and friends who may benefit. I will continue as I can to send emails of useful information you can use to treat your PCa.

I hope to see you Thursday.
Best
Peter
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If you can not wear a mask or distance for other people's sake. Do Not Come.

Please bring your ideas - All are welcome.
Meeting Location - Ridge Baptist Church, 1515 Eastridge Road Richmond, VA 23229

Meetings are held in the fellowship hall Bldg - at the back of the parking lot
For more details Contact - Peter C. Moon Phd. at 804-387-2151 between 7 - 11:00 PM
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Us Too Warriors,

Meetings - Back To Old Time

RVA US-Too - Future Meetings and Info

Thurs. Sept 21, 2023 7:00 PM Meeting

Notice That Our meetings during the summer (June thru Oct) are in the evenings
I will be there at 6:45 PM if you want to discuss anything with me before the meetings.

Warriors, September is Prostate Cancer Awareness Month so I hope you are able to come. With cancer treatment, Doctors often want men to get MRI and CT scans to see how the treatment/cancer is working/growing. This can add up to a number of scans over time. CT scans cause more radiation than MRI but MRI scans can add radiation especially to the brain area. Blood tests for inflammation can help tell if you need these scans or not so you can avoid the scans if your inflammation blood test does not indicate a growth of your cancer. I hope you enjoy the cooler weather starting now.

I am in the process of getting younger men to start taking on the responsibility of keeping the Group going as I age.

I have gotten the Mark Hippchen, Donald McCall and Jonathan Stubbs to agree to take on helping run meetings and getting speakers for thge meetings. If you want to help please send me an email of your interest to help. I've Been running the meeting for over 20 years,so it is time to let someone else have some fun.

Also please talk up the meetings and bring men, women and friends who may benefit. I will continue as I can to send emails of useful information you can use to treat your PCa.

I hope to see you Thursday.
Best
Peter
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If you can not wear a mask or distance for other people's sake. Do Not Come.

Please bring your ideas - All are welcome.
Meeting Location - Ridge Baptist Church, 1515 Eastridge Road Richmond, VA 23229

Meetings are held in the fellowship hall Bldg - at the back of the parking lot
For more details Contact - Peter C. Moon Phd. at 804-387-2151 between 7 - 11:00 PM
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Us Too Warriors,

Meetings - Back To Old Time

RVA US-Too - Future Meetings and Info

Thurs. Aug 17 th, 2023 6:45 PM Meeting

Notice That Our meetings during the summer (June thru Oct) are in the evenings
I will be there at 6:45 PM if you want to discuss anything with me before the meetings.

We will discuss where men are in their treatment and treatment concerns. Also, We would like to generate/plan topics and Doctors to invite to future Meetings. For Example in September, Dr.Cuttino has agreed to discuss Stereotactic Body Radiation Treatment as a primary treatment and as for treatment for metastasis for advanced cancers. If you cannot make it to the meeting please send your suggestion back to me by email of topics to cover in future meetings.

I am in the process of getting younger men to start taking on the responsibility of keeping the Group going as I age.

I have gotten the Mark Hippchen, Donald McCall and Jonathan Stubbs to agree to take on helping run meetings and getting speakers for thge meetings. If you want to help please send me an email of your interest to help. I've Been running the meeting for over 20 years,so it is time to let someone else have some fun.

Also please talk up the meetings and bring men, women and friends who may benefit. I will continue as I can to send emails of useful information you can use to treat your PCa.

I hope to see you Thursday.
Best
Peter
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If you can not wear a mask or distance for other people's sake. Do Not Come.

Please bring your ideas - All are welcome.
Meeting Location - Ridge Baptist Church, 1515 Eastridge Road Richmond, VA 23229

Meetings are held in the fellowship hall Bldg - at the back of the parking lot
For more details Contact - Peter C. Moon Phd. at 804-387-2151 between 7 - 11:00 PM
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Us Too Warriors,

Meetings - Back To Old Time

RVA US-Too - Future Meetings and Info

Thurs. July 20 th, 2023 6:45 PM Meeting

Notice That Our meetings during the summer (June thru Oct) are in the evenings
I will be there at 6:45 PM if you want to discuss anything with me before the meetings.

We get blood drawn repeatedly when we visit the Doctor for planning our cancer treatments. It is important to evaluate the numbers and understand what they can mean for your health and to check behind the Doctors. I plan to discuss some of these tests and interpret their usefulness.

Our Immune system is the only way our body has to protect us from developing cancers. Evidence has developed that a sialic sugars binds to the surface of cancer cells from red meat, Milk and eggs etc that keeps the immune cells from entering the cancer cells to kill the cancer. see the following paper. (T-immune cells can not enter the cancer cells to kill them ifSialic sugars are bound to the cancer cells.
I hope to see you Thursday.
Best
Peter
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To See the Information - Click on the Link Below:

Link 1 : "Information"
or Go To
https://www.frontiersin.org/journals/oncology/articles/10.3389/fonc.2014.00033/full
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If you can not wear a mask or distance for other people's sake. Do Not Come.

Please bring your ideas - All are welcome.
Meeting Location - Ridge Baptist Church, 1515 Eastridge Road Richmond, VA 23229

Meetings are held in the fellowship hall Bldg - at the back of the parking lot
For more details Contact - Peter C. Moon Phd. at 804-387-2151 between 7 - 11:00 PM
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Us Too Warriors,

Meetings - Back To Old Time

RVA US-Too - Future Meetings and Info

Thurs. Jun 15 th, 2023 6:45 PM Meeting

Notice That Our meetings during the summer (June thru Oct) are in the evenings
I will be there at 6:45 PM if you want to discuss anything with me before the meetings.
I will discuss many more supplements at this meeting that fight PCa. See the Video attached below for benefits of Ursolic Acid.

I.V. Vitamin C at high doses(100gms) is an oxidant producing Hydrogen Peroxide that kills and slows many cancer growths including CrPCa, Melanoma & colon etc. When it is used with high Dose Vitamin D3 supplements = 8,000 to 10,000IU it is a double whammy ! ! ! For every 8 IU vitamin D level in the blood above 20 ng/ml, The death from PCa, other cancers and diseases is Cut by (%) with my present Level of Blood Vitamin D3 of 100ng/ml in my Blood my chance of death from cancer and all causes is reduced by 90%. This is supported by my recent remission of my stage 4 melanoma after 10 metastases (two in the brain). I hope to see you Thursday

To See the Information - Click on the Links Below:

Link 1 : "Vit D"
or Go To
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YjtROU1MeTo

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Link 2 : "Vit C"
or Go To
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6732962/#:~:text=Induction%20of%20apoptosis%20was%20related%20to%20caspase-9%20and,by%20activating%20the%20Bax-%20and%20Bcl-2-mediated%20mitochondrial%20pathway.

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Link 3 : "Vit C"
or Go To
https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S2186495013000023

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Link 4 : "Vit C"
or Go To
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/34717701/

Best
Peter

If you can not wear a mask or distance for other people's sake. Do Not Come.

Please bring your ideas - All are welcome.
Meeting Location - Ridge Baptist Church, 1515 Eastridge Road Richmond, VA 23229

Meetings are held in the fellowship hall Bldg - at the back of the parking lot
For more details Contact - Peter C. Moon Phd. at 804-387-2151 between 7 - 11:00 PM
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Us Too Warriors,

Meetings - New Time

RVA US-Too - Future Meetings and Info

Thurs. May 18 th, 2023 2:00 PM Meeting

At the meeting -" Immuntherapy may be coming of Age now for Advanced PCa???"

At the Meeting - Dr Emily Driscoll will discuss treating side effects of Primary PCa Treatment Us Too Warrior,

Dr. Driscoll will discuss from her Physical Therapist knowledge base how to help men in their treatment of Incontinence, ED, pain and other Physical limitations resulting from surgery and radiation and side effects of treatment.

Covid protection helps us all. I have a grand nephew who went to College for the first time and caught covid in September and has suffered all year with long Covid. I am suffering from Fatigue from my immunotherapy treatment and I do not need to add long Covid or short Covid on top of this fatigue. Fatigue is a common side effect of ADT PCa treatment. Help protect us from this Hell.

If the weather is Good we may meet outside in the parking lot near the Door.

Best Peter

If you can not wear a mask or distance for other people's sake. Do Not Come.

Please bring your ideas - All are welcome.
Meeting Location - Ridge Baptist Church, 1515 Eastridge Road Richmond, VA 23229

Meetings are held in the fellowship hall Bldg - at the back of the parking lot
For more details Contact - Peter C. Moon Phd. at 804-387-2151 between 7 - 11:00 PM

Us Too Warriors,

Meetings - New Time

RVA US-Too - Future Meetings and Info

Thurs. Apr 20 th, 2023 2:00 PM Meeting

At the meeting, April 20th 2 PM meeting at Ridge Baptist Church Felowship Hall -" Immuntherapy may be coming of Age now for Advanced PCa???"

Us Too Warrior,

As some of you know, I am using Immunotherapy infusion called "Opdualag" to fight My Melanoma. A component,"Nivolumab", of this drug,has been proven to work recently in a prostate cancer clinical trial for PCa too. My PSA dropped from1.7 to 0.9 ng/ml last month. Of course I am throwing everything at it including the kitchen sink so I can only hope Nivolumab helped because when I was in the hospital and could not get my meds my PSA doubles every two weeks (PSA went from 0.7 to 1.7mg/ml over the 14 day in the rehab hospital where I learned to walk again.

Immunotherapy works well when you have a cancer with a lot of Mutations = a hot cancer. PCa is not considered a hot cancer until you have a high gleason or has progressed to an advanced stage. Melanoma (a fast growing cancer as compared early PCa) is often HOT with 50% with BRAF mutations like I have and I have had my PCa for 29+ years starting with Gleason 8, so My PCa with mets could be Hot too with possible protein P10 and P53 loss of Function mutations. Jerry Deans had loss of P53 protective function and another member we lost quickly had P10 loss of Function. For these advanced Prostate cancers mutation, Immunotherapy treatment holds a lot of Promise. At the meeting, I will discuss how I am priming my immunotherapy with food, supplements, exercise and drugs to help my cancer fights. I hope you can come as the immune system can wane with age so we need to do what we can do to strengthen it. The immune system is the best protection we can do for ourselves with the right diet and exercise to keep it strong.

The Google website below for the latest research for treating Advanced P53 and P10 mutated PCa.

If the weather is Good we may meet outside in the parking lot near the Door.

Best Peter

To Go to the Website - Click on the Link Below:

Link 1 : "Immunotherapy"
or Go To
https://www.uchicagomedicine.org/forefront/cancer-articles/personalized-immunotherapy-combination-for-an-aggressive-form-of-advanced-prostate-cancer

If you can not wear a mask or distance for other people's sake. Do Not Come.

Please bring your ideas - All are welcome.
Meeting Location - Ridge Baptist Church, 1515 Eastridge Road Richmond, VA 23229

Meetings are held in the fellowship hall Bldg - at the back of the parking lot
For more details Contact - Peter C. Moon Phd. at 804-387-2151 between 7 - 11:00 PM
Website for WEBinar to sign up for Advanced PCa Treatment on April 12th follows:
Us Too Warriors,

Meetings - New Time

RVA US-Too - Future Meetings and Info

Thurs. Mar 16 th, 2023 2:00 PM Meeting

At the meeting, I will relate what I Have learned with three stays in the hospital of 5 , 9 days and 12 days over the last 4 months and 15 + scans of all types on all my body parts from stem to stern, two biopsies and 12 doctors on how to negotiate the medical system. I think you will benefit from my experience and help you find your way if you need to get help.. I will discuss how my radiation to Melanoma mets, Immunotherapy (Opadulag), Hi dose (75 gm 2-3x/wk) Vitamin C i.v., nano Niclosamide (2 gm/day heat & shaked in olive oil), and Surgery (Brain) are fighting my stage 4 prostate cancer and Stage 4 Melanoma. Both Melanoma and PCa grow by testosterone attaching to the androgen receptors on their cancer cells.

Thanks for the kind words I Have Received from many in my recovery. The cancer in my brain caused pressure that paralyzed my right side. I could not move my right leg to walk for a month. After rehab I can walk slowly and my right arm is somewhat weakened.

I have a lot to be thankful for including Prostate cancer as I would not have found my melanoma cancer mets (10 Mets) if I was not looking for mets from Prostate cancer.

If the weather is Good we may meet outside in the parking lot near the Door.

Best Peter

If you can not wear a mask or distance for other people's sake. Do Not Come.

Please bring your ideas - All are welcome.
Meeting Location - Ridge Baptist Church, 1515 Eastridge Road Richmond, VA 23229

Meetings are held in the fellowship hall Bldg - at the back of the parking lot
For more details Contact - Peter C. Moon Phd. at 804-387-2151 between 7 - 11:00 PM

Us Too Warriors,

Meetings - New Time

RVA US-Too - Future Meetings and Info

Next Meetings in 2023 Are To Be Determined

I hope the end of the year 2022 finds you in Good spirits and ready to take on the challenges of the new year. I am starting my SBRT treatment for melanoma bone metastasis in the left hip. I am heating the area with 6500 and 8500 infrared Light. The heat from the light is soothing and I hope it aids my immune system. I am adding high dose Vitamin C IV to improve the immune system and move some of the blood enzymes for both prostate and melanoma cancers in the right Direction. I expect that the Vitamin C IV will help both Melanoma and Prostate cancer so I will get two bangs for my BUCK.

I hope we will have a Us Too Prostate meeting on Jan 19 th at 2 PM. I am looking for volunteers to run Meetings in the future. If you have any questions about your treatments for PCa you want to run by me? Please call my cell phone 804-387-2151.

All the Best Peter

PS. I have to be thankful I have prostate cancer because when using a pet scan to look for Prostate cancer Metastasis, I found the Melanoma metastasis.
We Live in a strange world .

If you can not wear a mask or distance for other people's sake. Do Not Come.

Please bring your ideas - All are welcome.
Meeting Location - Ridge Baptist Church, 1515 Eastridge Road Richmond, VA 23229

Meetings are held in the fellowship hall Bldg - at the back of the parking lot
For more details Contact - Peter C. Moon Phd. at 804-387-2151 between 7 - 11:00 PM
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Past Meeting Information Year 2022

Us Too Warriors,

Meetings - New Time

RVA US-Too - Future Meetings and Info

No December meeting - Enjoy your Holiday and All the best in the new year.

I hope the end of the year finds you in Good spirits and ready to take on the challenges of the new year. I am starting my SBRT treatment for melanoma bone metastasis in the left hip. I am heating the area with 6500 and 8500 infrared Light. The heat from the light is soothing and I hope it aids my immune system. I am adding high dose Vitamin C IV to improve the immune system and move some of the blood enzymes for both prostate and melanoma cancers in the right Direction. I expect that the Vitamin C IV will help both Melanoma and Prostate cancer so I will get two bangs for my BUCK.

I hope we will have a Us Too Prostate meeting on Jan 19 th at 2 PM. I am looking for volunteers to run Meetings in the future. If you have any questions about your treatments for PCa you want to run by me? Please call my cell phone 804-387-2151.

All the Best Peter

PS. I have to be thankful I have prostate cancer because when using a pet scan to look for Prostate cancer Metastasis, I found the Melanoma metastasis.
We Live in a strange world .

If you can not wear a mask or distance for other people's sake. Do Not Come.

Please bring your ideas - All are welcome.
Meeting Location - Ridge Baptist Church, 1515 Eastridge Road Richmond, VA 23229

Meetings are held in the fellowship hall Bldg - at the back of the parking lot
For more details Contact - Peter C. Moon Phd. at 804-387-2151 between 7 - 11:00 PM
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Us Too Warriors,

Meetings - New Time

RVA US-Too - Future Meetings and Info

Thurs. Nov 17 th, 2022 2:00 PM Meeting

I hope you can make the Meeting on Thursday Nov. 17 at Ridge Baptist fellowship Hall at 2 PM. I hope you will bring Ideas/Topics you would like to discuss in the meetings next year as well as your immediate concerns about your treatment Now.

What are your needs/worries about your present treatment?

I will have Two doctors appointments the Morning of our meeting - Second opinion appointment of my Melanoma treatment by VCU specialist and Discussion of my treatment plans with Primary Doctor at VCI and Blood Draw for lactate dehydrogenase isoenzymes (measure of Lactic Acid production and "Warburg Effect" which is bad for cancers (PCa and Melanoma both) - My (not Doctors) plan for melanoma is SBRT radiation with Dr. Cuttino early December(kills cancer and stimulates the immune system).

Four weeks later (By this time Radiation has primed my immune system), I will start immunotherapy with Opdivo and Yervoy. In weeks before Immunotherapy. I will get high doses of I.V. Vitamin C ~ 50gm/time twice a week to lower my lactate dehydrogenase and further prime my immune system .

Let me Know how this new time works for you? Many of us more Mature Guys have some eye issues that make driving in the dark a challenge.

I do not expect to have a meeting in December - But I will try to keep all informed on developments in PCa and Melanoma best I can.

Best Peter

If you can not wear a mask or distance for other people's sake. Do Not Come.

Please bring your ideas - All are welcome.
Meeting Location - Ridge Baptist Church, 1515 Eastridge Road Richmond, VA 23229

Meetings are held in the fellowship hall Bldg - at the back of the parking lot
For more details Contact - Peter C. Moon Phd. at 804-387-2151 between 7 - 11:00 PM
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Us Too Warriors,

Meetings - New Time

RVA US-Too - Future Meetings and Info

Thurs. Oct. 20, 2022 2:00 PM Meeting

I hope you can make the Meeting on Thursday Oct 20. at Ridge Baptist fellowship Hall at 2 PM.

The Covid level in Richmond and Henrico fell to a lower level this last week and I Hope it continues! We still need to mask and distance as most of us are in an age range that makes us more likely to have a bad result if infected. If the weather is good we may be able to take chairs outside and meet around the door of the fellowship Hall. WE need to meet to see how we are doing and help each other to find what and who may help them in the battle.

I have been to John Hopkins and gotten some advice on how to proceed from my Pet scan to sort out further treatment with my now rising PSA again after 28 years.

I will relate what I have found out and what is expected for further treatment depending on what the anticipated MRI and Ultrasound scans at VCU Radiology find.

Let me Know how this new time works for you? Many of us more Mature Guys have some eye issues that make driving in the dark a challenge. Best Peter

Best Peter

If you can not wear a mask or distance for other people's sake. Do Not Come.

Please bring your ideas - All are welcome.
Meeting Location - Ridge Baptist Church, 1515 Eastridge Road Richmond, VA 23229

Meetings are held in the fellowship hall Bldg - at the back of the parking lot
For more details Contact - Peter C. Moon Phd. at 804-387-2151 between 7 - 11:00 PM

Us Too Warriors,

Meetings

RVA US-Too - Future Meetings and Info

Thurs. Sept. 15, 2022 7:00 PM Meeting

I hope you can make the Meeting on Thursday Sept 15. at Ridge Baptist fellowship Hall at 7 PM.

Bring questions about your treatment to discuss.
I will also discuss how infrared radiation from the Sun and Incandescent light Bulbs cuts down on inflammation from Covid and Alzheimers.
I will research if this also helps fight cancers by lowering inflammation. It looks like we need to get outside and smell the roses

Best Peter

If you can not wear a mask or distance for other people's sake. Do Not Come.

Please bring your ideas - All are welcome.
Meeting Location - Ridge Baptist Church, 1515 Eastridge Road Richmond, VA 23229

Meetings are held in the fellowship hall Bldg - at the back of the parking lot
For more details Contact - Peter C. Moon Phd. at 804-387-2151 between 7 - 11:00 PM

Us Too Warriors,

Meetings

RVA US-Too - Future Meetings and Info - To Be Determined

July Meeting Cancelled - Future Meetings and Info - To Be Determined

Traditionally we have always had no meeting in July and again this year we will not have a meeting. Covid has not let up in our area as BA5 is proving to be a challenge. It appears more contagious and accounts for over half of cases now. It is not prevented by shots or prior Covid infections including its reinfection with its own BA5 Virus.

If you can not wear a mask or distance for other people's sake. Do Not Come.

Please bring your ideas - All are welcome.
Meeting Location - Ridge Baptist Church, 1515 Eastridge Road Richmond, VA 23229

Meetings are held in the fellowship hall Bldg - at the back of the parking lot
For more details Contact - Peter C. Moon Phd. at 804-387-2151 between 7 - 11:00 PM

Us Too Warriors,

Meetings

RVA US-Too - 7:00 PM - Date June 16, 2022

June Meeting Cancelled - July Meeting Info - To Be Determined

We will take our Chairs outside in the Parking lot - just outside the Door of the Fellowship Hall weather permitting - so do not park close to the door.

Jerry Deans will talk about his many treatments recently to fight Prostate Cancer "Trying to find a soft Place to Land" or How to fight Prostate cancer like a Ukraine.

If you can not wear a mask or distance for other people's sake. Do Not Come.

Please bring your ideas - All are welcome.
Meeting Location - Ridge Baptist Church, 1515 Eastridge Road Richmond, VA 23229

Meetings are held in the fellowship hall Bldg - at the back of the parking lot
For more details Contact - Peter C. Moon Phd. at 804-387-2151 between 7 - 11:00 PM

Us Too Warriors,

Meetings

RVA US-Too - 7:00 PM - Date MAY 19, 2022

We are planning to start holding meetings if the Creek doesn't rise again. I hope you can Make it. Plan to where your masks and space apart. We will try to hear where you are in your treatment and I will outline myself - developed treatment that has stop my PSA from doubling in 5 months or less using a Drug, "Niclo powder", made to nano size particles so it will dissolve in the blood to fight the cancer.

Next Meeting:
7:00 PM - Date June 16th, Jerry Deans will talk about his many treatments recently to fight "Trying to find a soft Place to Land" or How to fight Prostate cancer like a Ukraine.

If you can not wear a mask or distance for other people's sake. Do Not Come.

Please bring your ideas - All are welcome.
Meeting Location - Ridge Baptist Church, 1515 Eastridge Road Richmond, VA 23229

Meetings are held in the fellowship hall Bldg - at the back of the parking lot
For more details Contact - Peter C. Moon Phd. at 804-387-2151 between 7 - 11:00 PM
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Past Meeting Information Year 2021
Us Too Warriors,

Meeting - Jun, 2021

The Church Is Not Allowing Any Meetings Because of Covid-19.

Our Next Meeting Topic and Date are:

To Be Determined

Please bring your ideas - All are welcome.
Meeting Location - Ridge Baptist Church, 1515 Eastridge Road Richmond, VA 23229

Meetings are held in the fellowship hall Bldg - at the back of the parking lot
For more details Contact - Peter C. Moon Phd. at 804-346-4407 between 7 - 11:00 PM
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Zoom Meeting at Tues Dec 7, 2021 at 7 PM EDT
By Dr. Yu VCU MRI Radiologist Interpretation Specialist

The sign on to the Zoom Meeting follows - But if you have any questions you want Dr Yu to cover - send them to me by about Dec 4th and I will send them on and he will try to cover them in his presentation. He has diagnosed a hip met for me as well as a number of lymph nodes from my cancer in Dec 2017 by MRI.

He diagnosed my Brother's 3+4 gleason cancer by MRI Guided ultrasound Biopsy and is following his active surveillance by MRI evaluation next month and if my PSA gets close to 1 or above I will have him find out where it is again with another MRI.

I learned that to find the cancer in the rest of the Body you need to extend the image field to include those areas as often for biopsy it only includes the pelvic area. best Peter

Sign on Info:
Below is the link for the meeting on 12/07/2021, Tuesday at 7 PM.

DR. Jinxing Yu is inviting you to a scheduled Zoom meeting.

Topic: Dr. jinxing Yu's Zoom Meeting - Imaging for prostate cancer
Time: Dec 7, 2021 07:00 PM Eastern Time (US and Canada)

Join Zoom Meeting - Click on the Link Below:

Link : "Zoom"**
or Go To
https://us02web.zoom.us/j/87341025554?pwd=T1MxejBHbHg5ZXhLeGFERHlnOGNGZz09
Meeting ID: 873 4102 5554
Passcode: 636205

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Meeting ID: 873 4102 5554
Passcode: 636205
Find your local number: https://us02web.zoom.us/u/kmd443nEu

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Us Too Warriors,

Meeting - May, 2021

The Church Is Not Allowing Any Meetings Because of Covid-19.

Our Next Meeting Topic and Date are:

To Be Determined

Please bring your ideas - All are welcome.
Meeting Location - Ridge Baptist Church, 1515 Eastridge Road Richmond, VA 23229

Meetings are held in the fellowship hall Bldg - at the back of the parking lot
For more details Contact - Peter C. Moon Phd. at 804-346-4407 between 7 - 11:00 PM
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Past Meeting Information Year 2021
Us Too Warriors,

Meeting - Apr, 2021

The Church Is Not Allowing Any Meetings Because of Covid-19.

Our Next Meeting Topic and Date are:

To Be Determined

Please bring your ideas - All are welcome.
Meeting Location - Ridge Baptist Church, 1515 Eastridge Road Richmond, VA 23229

Meetings are held in the fellowship hall Bldg - at the back of the parking lot
For more details Contact - Peter C. Moon Phd. at 804-346-4407 between 7 - 11:00 PM
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Us Too Warriors,

Meeting - Sat Mar 27, 2021 - 10:30am PDT

The Church Is Not Allowing Any Meetings Because of Covid-19.

Our Next Meeting Topic and Date are:

Register for PCRI Zoom meeting Sat March 27 10:30am PDT for PCRI conference Information and to get their latest news.

2021 MOYAD + SCHOLZ MID-YEAR CONFERENCE
LEARN MORE ABOUT PSMA PROSTATE IMAGING, HORMONE THERAPY, & ADVANCED TREATMENTS

This is a FREE virtual educational event for prostate cancer patients and caregivers. For this Livestream, we are welcoming Thomas Hope, MD, of the University of California San Francisco, who will present on PSMA and Prostate Imaging, and Celestia “Tia” Higano, MD, from the University of Washington will present on Hormone Therapy and the Side Effects. This event will also feature a two-hour Q+A session with Mark Moyad, MD, MPH and Mark Scholz, MD, answering questions from the live online audience. We look forward to seeing you there!

Click on the Link below to Register and get More Information.

Link: Register
or go to
https://pcri.org/2021-mid-year-update#an-invitation

Link: Video Info
or go to
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v-XxfNjArl8

Please bring your ideas - All are welcome.
Meeting Location - Ridge Baptist Church, 1515 Eastridge Road Richmond, VA 23229

Meetings are held in the fellowship hall Bldg - at the back of the parking lot
For more details Contact - Peter C. Moon Phd. at 804-346-4407 between 7 - 11:00 PM
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Past Meeting Information Year 2021
Us Too Warriors,

Meeting - 10:00 A.M, Feb 9, 2021

The Church Is Not Allowing Any Meetings Because of Covid-19.

Our Next Meeting Topic and Date are:

Zoom Meeting

Health Equity Series - Cancers Below the Belt - Tuesday, February 9, 2021| 10 a.m.

Where: Via Zoom! Please check your email for the Zoom registration confirmation that contains the direct link to join the meeting. The Zoom meeting will be open 15 minutes early to allow attendees time to join. We will start promptly at 10 a.m.

Presenters: Dr. Luisel Ricks-Santi, director of the Hampton Cancer Center for Research

Please forward this registration link to colleagues who might be interested.

Link: Registration link
or Go To
https://vcu.zoom.us/meeting/register/tJwrceGsrzIjGNXV8VGdUURdJowxcF0M8IeV

Please bring your ideas - All are welcome.
Meeting Location - Ridge Baptist Church, 1515 Eastridge Road Richmond, VA 23229

Meetings are held in the fellowship hall Bldg - at the back of the parking lot
For more details Contact - Peter C. Moon Phd. at 804-346-4407 between 7 - 11:00 PM

Join Us for Our Bone Health and Nutrition Webinar (ZOOM meeting) on Feb 25, 2021 7 PM from US Too International

Sign-up Below for the ZOOM meeting on Feb 25 at 7 PM from US Too International "What is Right for Me in My Prostate Cancer Treatment?" This webinar will be a discussion on the topic of Bone Health and Nutrition. It will discuss the effect of ADT treatment (Lupron) on bone Health which often leads to osteoporosis and bone fracture on falling (like I did on the ICE but not damage done besides a bump on my head and few new aches in my neck and chest from the violent jerking motion of the fall that have since gone away, The high vitamin D3 over the last twenty years has paid off. Vitamin D also helps the muscles but you need to take vitamin K2 along with it to keep calcium out of the arteries and put it in your bones.

Click on the Link below to Sign-up and For More Information.

Link : "Feb 25"
or Go To
http://rvaprostatecancersupport.org/PDF/2 24 21 Zoom.pdf
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Us Too Warriors,

Meeting - 7:00 P.M, Jan 26, 2021

The Church Is Not Allowing Any Meetings Because of Covid-19.

Our Next Meeting Topic and Date are:

Zoom meeting "On Living with cancer"

The Zoom meeting is Tuesday Jan 26 - 2PM Central Time "On Living with cancer" from a Cancer Company, Pfize. I hope this Zoom is helpful for you. It will probably follow standard of care and possibly their newer developments.

Zoom Link and call in information:

Join Zoom Meeting

Link : "Zoom Meeting"
or Go To
https://us02web.zoom.us/j/86091522252?pwd=WGhnSWpJRDROYzkraGowSndqQ0lHZz09

CALL IN: 1-312-626-6799 – you will be asked for the below access codes:

86091522252#,,,,*260583#

A hard copy of the cookbook will be available to those who attend the call!

Link : "Cookbook"
or Go To
http://rvaprostatecancersupport.org/PDF/1 22 21 PP-XDI-USA-0219Living Healthy Cookbook with Information about Urologic Cancers-1.pdf

If you want to take a look at the site before the presentation and write down any questions you may have for the Pfizer team, please do so by clicking the below.

Link : "Site"
or Go To
https://www.thisislivingwithcancer.com/cancer-type/prostate

Also, if you have not already done so, please take a few minutes to fill out the below survey regarding our

Website Re-Design Project.

https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/ustoowebsite2021

Please bring your ideas - All are welcome.
Meeting Location - Ridge Baptist Church, 1515 Eastridge Road Richmond, VA 23229

Meetings are held in the fellowship hall Bldg - at the back of the parking lot
For more details Contact - Peter C. Moon Phd. at 804-346-4407 between 7 - 11:00 PM

Virtual Prostate Cancer Patient Festival-The National Prostate Cancer Conference Online
with presentations.

Various Dates and Times

Prostate Cancer Patient Conferences - A Festival Of Prostate Cancer Care - Free

Click on the Link below to For More Information.

Link: Festival

https://www.eventbrite.com/e/prostate-cancer-patient-conference-a-festival-of-prostate-cancer-care-tickets-118358165459

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Past Meeting Information Year 2020

Us Too Warriors,

Meeting - 7:00 P.M, Dec

The Church Is Not Allowing Any Meetings This Fall Because of Covid-19.

Our Next Meeting Topic and Date are:

To Be Determined - Dec 29 if the details of the Zoom Meeting can be worked out - with a chance for member comments.

Please bring your ideas - All are welcome.
Meeting Location - Ridge Baptist Church, 1515 Eastridge Road Richmond, VA 23229

Meetings are held in the fellowship hall Bldg - at the back of the parking lot
For more details Contact - Peter C. Moon Phd. at 804-346-4407 between 7 - 11:00 PM
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Us Too Warriors,

Meeting - 7:00 P.M, Nov 19, 2020

The Church Is Not Allowing Any Meetings This Fall Because of Covid-19.

Our Next Meeting Topic is:

Zoom meeting - Dr.Yu

UsToo Warriors, Use the Directions that follow to sign into the Zoom meeting at 7 PM on Nov 19. Best Peter

Dr. Jinxing Yu is inviting you to a scheduled Zoom meeting.

Topic: jinxing Yu's Zoom Meeting "How modern imaging technology helps patients who are under active surveillance,
status post prostatectomy or radiation treatment?"

Time: Nov 19, 2020 07:00 PM Eastern Time (US and Canada)

Join Zoom Meeting
https://us02web.zoom.us/j/83386476065?pwd=V09HdzhwbVcxZzFEQjllQUJSSVVQQT09

Meeting ID: 833 8647 6065
Passcode: 646494
One tap mobile
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Meeting ID: 833 8647 6065
Passcode: 646494
Find your local number: https://us02web.zoom.us/u/kceD5MLRCu

Best
Peter

Please bring your ideas - All are welcome.
Meeting Location - Ridge Baptist Church, 1515 Eastridge Road Richmond, VA 23229

Meetings are held in the fellowship hall Bldg - at the back of the parking lot
For more details Contact - Peter C. Moon Phd. at 804-346-4407 between 7 - 11:00 PM

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Us Too Warriors,

Imaging Technology

Topic: jinxing Yu's Zoom Meeting "How modern imaging technology helps patients who are under active surveillance, status post prostatectomy or radiation treatment?"

Best
Peter

Abstract:

How does modern imaging technology help patients who are under active surveillance, post prostatectomy or post radiation?

Jinxing Yu, MD
Professor of Radiology & Surgery
Director of Oncologic and Prostate Imaging
Department of Radiology
Virginia Commonwealth University Health

More Info - Click on the Link Below To See the Power Point Presentation Notes:

Link: "Power Point"
or Go To
http://rvaprostatecancersupport.org/PDF/11 22 20 Prostate Talk for prostate cancer supporting group 2020 (1).pdf

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Us Too Warriors,

Meeting - 7:00 P.M, Oct 17

The Church Is Not Allowing Any Meetings This Fall Because of Covid-19.

Us Too warriors, Online meeting meeting for RVA next week Oct 15, 2020 at 7 PM will be the Us Too International Video below "to signup" (Start Time for the video will be 8:00 PM). It will discuss Gene Analysis for PCa mutations to aid with Precision Medicine with the hope of finding a mutation that you can find a Precise treatment for. The Presenter is Dr. Cheng is the head of PCa Gene Analysis group at U. of Washington in Seattle. She is My oldest Brother's PCa Doctor and is directing a NIH Gene study which the "three Moon brothers, Don, David and Peter" with PCa are taking part in. I sent my Blood draw 3 weeks ago to her as part of my being a part of her study. I hope you will sign up and find it helpful.

Best
Peter

To Register:
Click on the Link:
"Register"
or Go To
http://rvaprostatecancersupport.org/PDF/10 10 20 Connections 2 Genetics Brochure.pdf

Please bring your ideas - All are welcome.
Meeting Location - Ridge Baptist Church, 1515 Eastridge Road Richmond, VA 23229

Meetings are held in the fellowship hall Bldg - at the back of the parking lot
For more details Contact - Peter C. Moon Phd. at 804-346-4407 between 7 - 11:00 PM

Virtual Prostate Cancer Patient Festival-The National Prostate Cancer Conference Online
with presentations every day from November 4 to 25.

Date and Time Wed, Nov 4, 2020, 2:00 PM – Through - Wed, Nov 25, 2020, 4:00 PM EST

Prostate Cancer Patient Conference -A Festival Of Prostate Cancer Care
by Malecare Cancer Support - Free An Actions and Detail Panel.

An Event Not to be Missed!

Virtual Prostate Cancer Patient Festival-The National Prostate Cancer Conference Online with presentations every day from November 4 to 25.

Click on the Link below to Register.

Link: Festival

https://www.eventbrite.com/e/prostate-cancer-patient-conference-a-festival-of-prostate-cancer-care-tickets-118358165459

Us Too Warriors,

Please see that Foundation 1 Liquid blood test for Somatic mutations has been FDA approved for medicare for about 300+ mutations and can be used more than once if the cancer progresses. Foundation One will be doing a virtual presentation for our Sept 17 RVA Us Too meeting. I will be sending more information about how to sign on line when they send it to me.

Click on the Link below for the Foundation 1 Liquid Blood Test.

Link: Blood Test

https://ancan.org/much-excellent-news-from-foundation-medicine/

Innovations in Urologic Practice Virtual CME Symposium

September 26, 2020 8:00am-4:30pm CDT (6:00am-2:30pm PDT / 7:00am-3:30pm MDT / 9:00am-5:30pm EDT)

RVA Us too - Urology Grand rounds Video on treatments-Sept 26 register

An Event Not to be Missed!

We’re excited to take Innovations in Urologic Practice to a virtual setting and deliver this complimentary experience to you. Join us on September 26 for a live keynote, sessions, and discussions that go well beyond a typical online meeting. If you can’t attend the live event, don’t worry—content will be available on-demand shortly after.

The 2020 Innovations in Urologic Practice Virtual CME Symposium will provide a detailed review and commentary on multiple genitourinary and urologic diseases. Among the featured oncological topics are a description of bladder cancer and immunotherapies, as well as descriptions of upper tract cancer management and prostate cancer management, including discussions of state-of-the-art imaging, focal therapy, and MRI. Experts will also discuss new tools and techniques for nephrectomy and treating advanced renal cell carcinoma. In terms of general urological approaches, symposia sessions will educate attendees on pelvic reconstruction and trauma, men’s health topics like male infertility and sexual dysfunction, and ways to diagnose and treat infections in the urology patient.

The virtual program format will include concurrent sessions, expert presentations, interactive panel discussions, and case-based breakout sessions by topic, all designed to meet everyone’s areas of interest in urology.

Click on the Link below to Register.

Link: Urology

https://grandroundsinurology.com/innovations/#iupfaculty

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Us Too Warriors,

Meeting - 7:00 P.M, Sept 17

The Church Is Not Allowing Any Meetings For The Fall Because of Covid-19. I Will Be Sending Out Information for Our Thursday 7:00 P.M, Sept 17 Meeting and As of Now I am Planning A Zoom Meeting.

It Will Be Made By “Foundation One Somatic Gene Analysis” And When I Hear The Details From Them - I Will Try To Put Together into a Zoom Meetings For the 3rd Thursdays This Fall At 7 Pm ( If I Can Figure Out How To Do It And Tell You How You Can Access Them).

Best Peter

Here is the Agenda for Presentation:

Foundation Medicine Portfolio of testing.
Newly FDA approved FoundationOne Liquid CDx test (blood based liquid biopsy test) with companion diagnostic for prostate cancer.
Foundation Medicine’s Companion Diagnostic tests determining eligibility for FDA approved PARP inhibitor therapeutics for Metastatic Castration Resistant Prostate Cancer.
Explain differences in Germline vs Somatic testing on the market and what patients should be aware of.
Where to Find Foundation One Testing locally in Richmond and Virginia Beach areas.
Patient Access. (Insurance, Financial Assistance Applications)

Us Too Warriors, Read the directions carefully. You Need to do these things :

Click on the Link below to get The Instructions:

Link: Instructions

http://rvaprostatecancersupport.org/PDF/09 15 20 Zoom Meeting 91720.pdf

Us Too Warriors,

Please see that Foundation 1 Liquid blood test for Somatic mutations has been FDA approved for medicare for about 300+ mutations and can be used more than once if the cancer progresses. Foundation One will be doing a virtual presentation for our Sept 17 RVA Us Too meeting. I will be sending more information about how to sign on line when they send it to me.

Click on the Link below for the Foundation 1 Liquid Blood Test.

Link: Blood Test

https://ancan.org/much-excellent-news-from-foundation-medicine/

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Click on the Link below for the Latest Prostatepedia.

Link: Prostatepedia

http://rvaprostatecancersupport.org/PDF/08 21 20 Prostatepedia_V6_1_PRINTABLE.pdf

Please bring your ideas - All are welcome.
Meeting Location - Ridge Baptist Church, 1515 Eastridge Road Richmond, VA 23229

Meetings are held in the fellowship hall Bldg - at the back of the parking lot
For more details Contact - Peter C. Moon Phd. at 804-346-4407 between 7 - 11:00 PM

Us Too warriors, I hope you will take part in the Meeting and fund raising to keep the work of Our Us Too international going in these trying times. We together have been able to contribute about $3000 dollars for the last few years. It would be good if you can contribute what you can. I hope this will be a good year for you.

Best Peter

See the Link below for more Information.

Link: SeaBlue
or Go To
https://ustoo.rallybound.org/SEABlue2020/

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Us Too Warriors,

As our group can not meet for a while, I have added the Hot Sheet newsletters so you can check for information related to your situation which can help you make better decisions in your fight. Also, Check out the links For Peter's Notes, Articles and Advanced Prostate Cancer.

No RVA US Too Meeting in May which I am disappointed as I hoped to celebrate my 80 th Birthday with my Friends, But I am happy to be alive and well And with luck we may have a meeting in June but the information is not Good on The Virus. today. Please use these Videos in this email to keep you up to date in your PCa Fight. Jan Manarite who sent these videos put on the Va Beach PCa Conference meetings the last two years2018 & 2019 which about 20 of our members attended and learned a lot on how to fight their cancer, I think you will find the information helpful.
Best peter

Click on the Links below to Read More.

Link: Jan Manarite

Click on the Links below to Read More.
Link: Hotsheet 2019
Link: Hotsheet 2020
Link: Prostatepedia
or Go To
https://www.ustoo.org/Hot-Sheets-2019
https://www.ustoo.org/Read-the-HotSheet-Newsletter (Hotsheet 2020)
https://mailchi.mp/e4717ba66834/prostatepedia-digest-4112020?e=459b26d4cb

RVA US-Too - 7:00 PM - June 18, 2020.

As of 6/3/20 - The June 18, 2020 Meeting is Canceled due to Public Health Concerns.(Future Meeting will be announced)

We start at 7:00 PM - Doors opened about 6:40 PM.

Meeting Topic:

Please check out this webinar for news you might use for your health. This Saturday at 6:00 AM June 20 th

Join PCRI on June 20, 2020, at 9:00 AM PST for a discussion on Men's Health. This online event will feature ESPN's 32-time Emmy winning sports anchor, sportscaster, and prostate cancer survivor Vic Lombardi and Mark Moyad, MD, MPH from the University of Michigan Medical Center. This event will feature discussions on men's health topics and interactive live Q+A. You won't want to miss this one of a kind event. This event will be hosted on YouTube Live and our website PCRI.org.
Best Peter

To RSVP:

Click on the Link:

Link: "RSVP"
or Go To
https://mailchi.mp/pcri/we-are-live-streaming-the-mid-year-update-online-for-free-628236?e=dfb790b4b1

Please bring your ideas - All are welcome.
Meeting Location - Ridge Baptist Church, 1515 Eastridge Road Richmond, VA 23229

Meetings are held in the fellowship hall Bldg - at the back of the parking lot
For more details Contact - Peter C. Moon Phd. at 804-346-4407 between 7 - 11:00 PM

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Us Too Warriors,

As our group can not meet for a while, I have added the Hot Sheet newsletters so you can check for information related to your situation which can help you make better decisions in your fight. Also, Check out the links For Peter's Notes, Articles and Advanced Prostate Cancer.

No RVA US Too Meeting in May which I am disappointed as I hoped to celebrate my 80 th Birthday with my Friends, But I am happy to be alive and well And with luck we may have a meeting in June but the information is not Good on The Virus. today. Please use these Videos in this email to keep you up to date in your PCa Fight. Jan Manarite who sent these videos put on the Va Beach PCa Conference meetings the last two years2018 & 2019 which about 20 of our members attended and learned a lot on how to fight their cancer, I think you will find the information helpful.
Best peter

Click on the Links below to Read More.

Link: Jan Manarite

Click on the Links below to Read More.
Link: Hotsheet 2019
Link: Hotsheet 2020
Link: Prostatepedia
or Go To
https://www.ustoo.org/Hot-Sheets-2019
https://www.ustoo.org/Read-the-HotSheet-Newsletter (Hotsheet 2020)
https://mailchi.mp/e4717ba66834/prostatepedia-digest-4112020?e=459b26d4cb

RVA US-Too - 7:00 PM - June 18, 2020.

As of 6/3/20 - The June 18, 2020 Meeting is Canceled due to Public Health Concerns.(Future Meeting will be announced)

We start at 7:00 PM - Doors opened about 6:40 PM.

Meeting Topic:
Us Too Warriors, One of our members with advanced PCa just got a blood test for Somatic mutations in his PCa at my suggestion after the biopsy to bone test failed. It detected a mutation in his P53 gene which if function is his our best protection against PCa. it does not have established drug treatment like some other mutations to make it whole again; but Green tea turns out to be a good treatment to make it whole again based on my online search for natural inhibitors of p53 failure. It reinforces my long term use of "Super Green Tea" ( lightly caffeinated) supplement (from LEF.org) at nine pills per day.

The speaker from "Foundation One" on March 19 is Dave Smarsh FoundationMedicine.com. I hope you can come to find out what kind of stripes and polka dots your cancer has so you can find a precision treatment to try to fight it instead of the trial and error Edisonian way used by Doctors in general.

Please bring your ideas - All are welcome.
Meeting Location - Ridge Baptist Church, 1515 Eastridge Road Richmond, VA 23229

Meetings are held in the fellowship hall Bldg - at the back of the parking lot
For more details Contact - Peter C. Moon Phd. at 804-346-4407 between 7 - 11:00 PM

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Us Too Warriors,

Us TOO is proud to offer Prostate Cancer Connections, a new series of educational and interactive webinars which will bring people together virtually and safely to access empowering, decision-making information and personal connections in a time of social distancing.

For the first of our three webinars, we are partnering with AnCan to offer a discussion around how and if men with prostate cancer should talk to their kids about why it could impact their lives.

Best Peter

Subjects:

The Talk Prostate Cancer Educational Forum - Webinar
June 30th, 2020 - 8:00-9.30 pm EDT

Panel
• Moderator: Dr. Alicia Morgans, Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine
• Medical Panelist: Dr. Ryan Berglund, Cleveland Clinic
• Father on Active Surveillance and His Son
• Low/Intermediate Father and Son
• Advanced Father and Son
• Father-Daughter with Inherited BRCA gene

To See the Brochure:

Click on the Link:

Link: Webinars
or Go To
http://rvaprostatecancersupport.org/PDF/06 03 20 AnCan UsTOO Webcast Brochure.pdfUPDATED.pdf

and to Register: Click on the Link:

Link: Register
or Go To
https://ustoo.wufoo.com/forms/the-talk-prostate-cancer-educational-forum/

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Us Too Warriors,

As our group can not meet for a while, I have added the Hot Sheet newsletters so you can check for information related to your situation which can help you make better decisions in your fight. Also, Check out the links For Peter's Notes, Articles and Advanced Prostate Cancer.

No RVA US Too Meeting in May which I am disappointed as I hoped to celebrate my 80 th Birthday with my Friends, But I am happy to be alive and well And with luck we may have a meeting in June but the information is not Good on The Virus. today. Please use these Videos in this email to keep you up to date in your PCa Fight. Jan Manarite who sent these videos put on the Va Beach PCa Conference meetings the last two years2018 & 2019 which about 20 of our members attended and learned a lot on how to fight their cancer, I think you will find the information helpful.
Best peter

Click on the Links below to Read More.

Link: Jan Manarite

Click on the Links below to Read More.
Link: Hotsheet 2019
Link: Hotsheet 2020
Link: Prostatepedia
or Go To
https://www.ustoo.org/Hot-Sheets-2019
https://www.ustoo.org/Read-the-HotSheet-Newsletter (Hotsheet 2020)
https://mailchi.mp/e4717ba66834/prostatepedia-digest-4112020?e=459b26d4cb

RVA US-Too - 7:00 PM - Mar 19, 2020.

As of 5/5/20 - The May 21, 2020 Meeting is Canceled due to Public Health Concerns.(Future Meeting will be announced)

We start at 7:00 PM - Doors opened about 6:40 PM.

Meeting Topic:
Us Too Warriors, One of our members with advanced PCa just got a blood test for Somatic mutations in his PCa at my suggestion after the biopsy to bone test failed. It detected a mutation in his P53 gene which if function is his our best protection against PCa. it does not have established drug treatment like some other mutations to make it whole again; but Green tea turns out to be a good treatment to make it whole again based on my online search for natural inhibitors of p53 failure. It reinforces my long term use of "Super Green Tea" ( lightly caffeinated) supplement (from LEF.org) at nine pills per day.

The speaker from "Foundation One" on March 19 is Dave Smarsh FoundationMedicine.com. I hope you can come to find out what kind of stripes and polka dots your cancer has so you can find a precision treatment to try to fight it instead of the trial and error Edisonian way used by Doctors in general.

Please bring your ideas - All are welcome.
Meeting Location - Ridge Baptist Church, 1515 Eastridge Road Richmond, VA 23229

Meetings are held in the fellowship hall Bldg - at the back of the parking lot
For more details Contact - Peter C. Moon Phd. at 804-346-4407 between 7 - 11:00 PM

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Us Too Warriors,

As our group can not meet for a while, I have added the Hot Sheet newsletters so you can check for information related to your situation which can help you make better decisions in your fight. Also, Check out the links For Peter's Notes, Articles and Advanced Prostate Cancer.

Click on the Links below to Read More.
Link: Hotsheet 2019
Link: Hotsheet 2020
Link: Prostatepedia
or Go To
https://www.ustoo.org/Hot-Sheets-2019
https://www.ustoo.org/Read-the-HotSheet-Newsletter (Hotsheet 2020)
https://mailchi.mp/e4717ba66834/prostatepedia-digest-4112020?e=459b26d4cb

RVA US-Too - 7:00 PM - Mar 19, 2020.

As of 3/18/20 - The March 19, 2020 and the April 16, 2020 Meetings are Canceled due to Public Health Concerns.(Future Meeting will be announced)

We start at 7:00 PM - Doors opened about 6:40 PM.

Meeting Topic:
To Be Determined.

Please bring your ideas - All are welcome.
Meeting Location - Ridge Baptist Church, 1515 Eastridge Road Richmond, VA 23229

Meetings are held in the fellowship hall Bldg - at the back of the parking lot
For more details Contact - Peter C. Moon Phd. at 804-346-4407 between 7 - 11:00 PM

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RVA US-Too - 7:00 PM - Mar 19, 2020.

As of 3/18/20 - The March 19, 2020 and the April 16, 2020 Meetings are Canceled due to Public Health Concerns.

We start at 7:00 PM - Doors opened about 6:40 PM.

Meeting Topic:
Us Too Warriors, One of our members with advanced PCa just got a blood test for Somatic mutations in his PCa at my suggestion after the biopsy to bone test failed. It detected a mutation in his P53 gene which if function is his our best protection against PCa. it does not have established drug treatment like some other mutations to make it whole again; but Green tea turns out to be a good treatment to make it whole again based on my online search for natural inhibitors of p53 failure. It reinforces my long term use of "Super Green Tea" ( lightly caffeinated) supplement (from LEF.org) at nine pills per day.

The speaker from "Foundation One" on March 19 is Dave Smarsh FoundationMedicine.com. I hope you can come to find out what kind of stripes and polka dots your cancer has so you can find a precision treatment to try to fight it instead of the trial and error Edisonian way used by Doctors in general.

Please bring your ideas - All are welcome.
Meeting Location - Ridge Baptist Church, 1515 Eastridge Road Richmond, VA 23229

Meetings are held in the fellowship hall Bldg - at the back of the parking lot
For more details Contact - Peter C. Moon Phd. at 804-346-4407 between 7 - 11:00 PM

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RVA US-Too - 7:00 PM - Feb 20, 2020.

We start at 7:00 PM - Doors opened about 6:40 PM.

Meeting Topic:
Heart Problems Associated with Cancer Treatment

Our Feb 20, RVA Us Too meeting will discuss the relationship between Prostate cancer treatments and their effect on heart disease. It is generally known that same diet that makes PCa more aggressive is bad for your heart too. These VCU seminars are a good source of information on your heart Health - I hope to see you at these and our meeting.

Please bring your ideas - All are welcome.
Meeting Location - Ridge Baptist Church, 1515 Eastridge Road Richmond, VA 23229

Meetings are held in the fellowship hall Bldg - at the back of the parking lot
For more details Contact - Peter C. Moon Phd. at 804-346-4407 between 7 - 11:00 PM

Check Out the following video websites By Dr, John Campbell on YouTube to educate yourself. Dr. Campbell has many more (1200) YouTube Videos on Many Health Problems for you to see to educate yourself.

To Watch the Heart IQ Videos

Click on the Links:

Link: Cardiovascular System 1, Heart, Structure and Function
or Go To
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VWamhZ8vTL4

Link: Cardiovascular System 3, Heart, electrical system
or Go To
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MPZ_Am4HgQA

Link: Intro to EKG Interpretation - Waveforms, Segments, and Intervals
or Go To
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gvutn7fYvI0

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ADT Treatments for advanced PCa may set us up for heart disease and if we progress to metastasis, the Anti-Androgen treatments can finish us off.

I will try to relate what is known - but unfortunately with the new anti-androgens like Xtandi, Zytiga, apalutamide, and nilutamide there is not enough research to know THE DETAILS BUT A SMOKE GUN IS ENOUGH FOR YOU TO GO to cardiologist to check your heart before starting any of them and especially before ADT lupron or degarelix. Lupron is believed to set you up for heart failure by itself BUT these Anti-Androgen usually used with lupron MAY mAKE IT WORSE.

For example, The older antiandrogen by itself (monotherapy as I am using it) does not cause heart Problems but with Lupron ADT the combination does. I will talk about this and other aspects of PCa and Heart disease at our meeting thursday-Hope to See you.

Tuesday Feb 18 th - VCU will have Seminar at Ginter Botanical Gardens at 5:30 on Afib Treatments - this a common occurrence as we age. Worth your time. See below:

From Henricocitizen.com: VCU Health will offer an educational seminar on “Hybrid Ablation Treatment
for Atrial Fibrillation” from 5:30 p.m. to 6:30 p.m. at Lewis Ginter Botanical Garden, Kelly Education Center. A-fib is..

Location and Date:
Feb 18, 2020 5:30 - 6:30 PM
Lewis Ginter Botanical Garden
Kelly Education Center
1800 Lakeside Avenue
Henrico, VA 23228
(804) 628-0041

To Register on Line
Click on the Link:

Link: Register
or Go To
https://www.henricocitizen.com/events/health-wellness/vcu-health-seminar-on-hybrid-ablation-treatment-for-atrial-fibrillation/

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Antiandrogens may increase mortality risk in men with CVD
Badar M. Mian, MD
August 30, 2019 - Volume: 47 - Issue: 9

Genitourinary Cancers, Prostate Cancer

Badar M. Mian, MDAdvanced prostate cancer and cardiovascular disease often coexist in older men. Over the last 5 years, new second-generation antiandrogens, namely abiraterone (ZYTIGA) and enzalutamide (XTANDI), are being used with more frequency in men with advanced prostate cancer. Patients with significant cardiovascular disease (CVD) are often excluded from clinical trials for reasons that are understandable. But in clinical practice, the excluded patients are often the ones treated with those same medications.

A new study suggests that newer antiandrogens may increase the risk of early mortality and hospitalization, especially in men with known CVD such as myocardial infarction, atrial fibrillation, congestive heart failure, stroke, or ischemic heart disease (Eur Urol Aug. 2, 2019 [Epub ahead of print]).

Lu-Yao and colleagues used the Surveillance, Epidemiology, and End Results (SEER)-Medicare-linked files (representing nearly 31% of the U.S. population) to identify men with prostate cancer who had received chemotherapy and abiraterone or enzalutamide. A total of 3,876 patients were eligible for the study, including 2,845 treated with abiraterone and 1,031 treated with enzalutamide. The main goal of the analysis was to determine the mortality rate within 6 months after starting therapy with these two antiandrogens. They also wished to determine the risk of hospitalization after the initiation of antiandrogen therapy.

Also from Dr. Mian: Untreated MIBC has short natural course, significant morbidity

Interestingly, 67% of the eligible patients had one or more documented CVD before receiving abiraterone or enzalutamide.

In the post-chemotherapy group of patients being treated with abiraterone, 24% died within 6 months, compared with 17% in the pivotal trial that led to its approval. Among patients being treated with enzalutamide, 28% died within 6 months, compared with 12% in the pivotal trial. In the group without chemotherapy, 18% of patients died within 6 months of starting abiraterone and 17% died within 6 months of starting enzalutamide.

In the post-chemotherapy cohort receiving either abiraterone or enzalutamide, there was no significant difference in hospitalization rates between the two drugs. However, those with one or two CVDs had a 43% increased risk of hospitalization compared to those with no CVDs.

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Next: Higher hospitalization rate in abi patients with no chemo

Antiandrogens may increase mortality risk in men with CVD: Page 2 of 2
Badar M. Mian, MD

August 30, 2019 - Volume: 47 - Issue: 9

Genitourinary Cancers, Prostate Cancer

Higher hospitalization rate in abi patients with no chemo

In the group without chemotherapy, abiraterone was associated with a higher rate of hospitalization than enzalutamide among patients with one or more CVDs. In this group, hospitalization rate was higher with abiraterone use even in the patients with no history of CVD.

As stated by the authors, the worse outcomes (cardiovascular toxicity and/or mortality) following the use of abiraterone have been reported by previously published meta-analyses. In the STAMPEDE trial, the addition of abiraterone was associated with improved cancer-free-survival but no real improvement in overall survival, likely due to increased cardiovascular mortality.

It appears that abiraterone is associated with worse outcomes even if there is no documented chemotherapy or CVDs. However, without direct comparison, we cannot suggest that one drug is superior to the other. Other antiandrogens such as apalutamide (Erleada) and darolutamide (Nubeqa) have been approved recently and the use of antiandrogens has been moving “upfront;” eg, before chemotherapy and without metastases. This will likely result in increased use of drugs in this class, making the issue of adverse outcomes even more relevant.

Read: Renal mass biopsy safe, but when is it necessary?

The usual limitations of a retrospective analysis apply to this study as well. The data do not allow for a comparison with an appropriate control group that did not receive abiraterone or enzalutamide, or direct comparison. However, the Medicare-linked SEER data represent a broad cross-section of the population that is afflicted with prostate cancer and CVDs, which makes the information presented here quite pertinent for most clinicians.

The phenomenon of worse outcomes in the real-world setting after the initial approval of a drug or device has been well documented. Clinicians often loosen the criteria beyond what was allowed in the clinical trials, exposing the patients to a host of drug-drug or drug-disease interactions.

The subjects of this study had also received androgen deprivation therapy, which is associated with developing CVDs. Is it possible that these subjects were primed, through previous use of ADT, for worse outcomes following the addition of abiraterone and enzalutamide? The unique contribution of these second-generation antiandrogens to cardiovascular mortality is not entirely clear.

Several professional organizations are offering workshops geared towards incorporating these and other oral anti-cancer agents into the practice of urology. Hopefully, the educational activities will sufficiently emphasize a more careful selection of patients for these drugs. There is a clear impetus for a multidisciplinary program to monitor the treatment and adverse outcomes of newer antiandrogens which, at present, may be out of the comfort zone of many urologists.
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Meeting Information

RVA US-Too - 7:00 PM - Jan 16, 2020.

We start at 7:00 PM - Doors opened about 6:40 PM.

Meeting Topic:
Us Too warriors, Genetic testing to detect cancer mutations is making progress in ADvanced Prostate cancer with the hope of finding a drug aim at the mutation or developing drugs to attack the many mutations in what is called precision medicine. I am planning to get a speaker to discuss these points for the January meeting.
Please put on your calendar and Plan to come.

This website video speaks to this point.
Molecular Genetic Testing in Prostate Cancer - Wassim Abida

Wassim Abida provides a current roadmap for molecular genetic subtyping in prostate cancer with the main goal of targeting the right therapies for progressing patients. The one clear indication for molecular testing at this point is in the identification of MSI-high prostate cancer because pembrolizumab is approved for this indication. Investigational PARP inhibitors (poly (ADP-ribose) polymerase inhibitor) is a substance that blocks an enzyme in cells called PARP. PARP helps repair DNA when it becomes damaged.
All the best for the New Year. Peter
To see the Video - Click on Our Link

Link: Wassim Abida
or Go To
https://www.urotoday.com/video-lectures/molecular-diagnostics/video/mediaitem/1352-players-brightcove-net2019-06-20-23-14-14.html?utm_source=newsletter_7307&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=prostate-cancer-daily

Please bring your ideas - All are welcome.
Meeting Location - Ridge Baptist Church, 1515 Eastridge Road Richmond, VA 23229

Meetings are held in the fellowship hall Bldg - at the back of the parking lot
For more details Contact - Peter C. Moon Phd. at 804-346-4407 between 7 - 11:00 PM

Treatment Gene Testing

RVA - Us Too Warriors:

I made these comments at the meeting to help men determine at what stages in their treatment gene testing is valuable in planning your treatment . These are my comments

The Attached Video was shown at our Jan 16, 2020 meeting.
Genetics in Prostate Cancer: Identification of Inherited Prostate Cancer Risk –

Summary:
Leonard G. Gomella, MD, FACS, reviews basic concepts of genetics and genomics, the role of genetics and genomics testing in the management of prostate cancer, and methods of genomic tissue testing. He also emphasizes the difference between recreational genomics and genetic testing supervised and mentored by healthcare professionals.

Best Peter

To Read Peter's Comments - Click on the Link:

Link: Treatment Gene Testing
or Go To
http://rvaprostatecancersupport.org/PDF/1 18 20 Notes.pdf

To Watch “Genetics in Prostate Cancer: Identification of Inherited Prostate Cancer Risk” Video
Click on the Link:

Link: Genetics
or Go To
https://grandroundsinurology.com/genetics-in-prostate-cancer-identification-of-inherited-prostate-cancer-risk-2/

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Past Meeting Information Year 2019

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Meeting Information

RVA US-Too - 6:30 PM - Dec 12, 2019.

We start at 6:30 PM - Doors opened about 6:00 PM with Music and good Company

Meeting Topic:

The Dec 13th Meeting Topic is our
Holiday/Christmas Party
Doors open at 6:00 PM and We Starting Eating about 6:30 PM.
Please come and share in the Festivities.

Please bring a Good Food dish with enough to share with others a salad, main dish, veggie or dessert - Please avoid sugar, cheese, processed red meats, fats or other bad PCa actors. Drinks, Utensils, plates and cups provided. Please bring serving serving spoons.

Put on it on your calendar and plan to be there.

Dress warm - we will have Hot Spiced Cider to warm your bodies and I hope music to warm your Hearts.
I will be handing out and discussing after dinner a list of my many PCa health supplements and what they can do for you.

Thanks Peter

Update:

We will meet in Ridge Baptist Fellowship Hall; try for 6:15PM.

Please bring your ideas - All are welcome.
Meeting Location - Ridge Baptist Church, 1515 Eastridge Road Richmond, VA 23229

Meetings are held in the fellowship hall Bldg - at the back of the parking lot
For more details Contact - Peter C. Moon Phd. at 804-346-4407 between 7 - 11:00 PM

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RVA US-Too - 7:00 PM - Nov 21, 2019.

We start at 7:00 PM - Doors opened about 6:40 PM.

Meeting Topic:

Us Too Warrior,
Take time to write down 3 things you learned at the Cancer meeting at Va Beach to share at our next meeting so we can all learn and reinforce each other's abilities to fight our cancers together. Travel Safe.
All the best Peter

Please bring your ideas - All are welcome.
Meeting Location - Ridge Baptist Church, 1515 Eastridge Road Richmond, VA 23229

Meetings are held in the fellowship hall Bldg - at the back of the parking lot
For more details Contact - Peter C. Moon Phd. at 804-346-4407 between 7 - 11:00 PM
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Us Too Warriors
This is well worth your time. Many of RVA UsToo went last year. We are fortunate it is this close to us. I will be going again this year with my brother I hope. Will I see you there?
All the best peter. (I have just registered)

Many more speakers - Many topics and breakout sessions...
Date: Sat, November 2, 2019 - 8:00 AM – 5:00 PM EDT
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Comments from last year's Virginia conference:

“The Conference was AMAZING!!! Truly, I’m feeling much better as it’s a stressful journey. Being empowered with information, support and the right questions will help me more than you’ll ever know.”

“The speakers were very good, taking the time for questions at several points in their presentations. Fantastic job. Looking forward to the next one.”

“Great conference - Best I’ve been to in last 24 years.” Peter Moon, PhD, UsTOO support group leader, Richmond, VA

Click on Our Link for FULL Details and Registration Here
Registration
or Go To
https://Nov2conf.eventbrite.com
https://www.eventbrite.com/e/prostate-cancer-today-living-well-choosing-wisely-virginia-2019-tickets-63024264271
The PCa Meeting Agenda - Nov 2nd at Va beach for your information attached below.

Click on Our Link to See the Meeting Agenda
Meeting Agenda
or Go To
http://rvaprostatecancersupport.org/PDF/10 24 19 ConferenceAgenda_w Details_Final_3.pdf

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RVA US-Too - 7:00 PM - Oct 17, 2019.

>We start at 7:00 PM - Doors opened about 6:40 PM.

Meeting Topic:

Us Too Warriors. We like to have you review what is happening in your treatment at least a couple of times a year so we can learn from each other and help each other. We are able at any meeting to discuss among ourselves informally any issues you are experiencing with the hope of helping. Please come so we can learn from you and give you feedback if needed and you can help others in the Battle.

Us Too Warriors. Some of our men with advanced cancer have found out their Gene mutations with the hope that they & their Drs. can better select the course of treatment that works best for them.

So far we have 4 men with the following mutations: TMPRSS2-ERG fusion; Pten; Spink1+/ETS- and PMSA on the cancer cells. If you can find the gene mutations for your cancer from saliva, blood or tissue test, you can research the papers applying them to their treatments. I have been finding papers this week for 3 of these men and myself.

A website describing the benefits of Fisetin and Quercetin in fighting PCa to add to your Curcumin and green Tea extract supplements from from LEF.org ( or like company) which I hope you are using.

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6572624/

To read more on this subject:

Link: Fisetin and Quercetin
or Go To
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6572624/

Please bring your ideas - All are welcome.
Meeting Location - Ridge Baptist Church, 1515 Eastridge Road Richmond, VA 23229

Meetings are held in the fellowship hall Bldg - at the back of the parking lot
For more details Contact - Peter C. Moon Phd. at 804-346-4407 between 7 - 11:00 PM
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RVA US-Too - 7:00 PM - Sept 19, 2019.

We start at 7:00 PM - Doors opened about 6:40 PM.

Meeting Topic:

Us Too Warriors,

This fall I plan to have several talks On Gene Mutation And PCa.

At our next meeting I will be speaking about strategies I have learned over the
last 20 years to counteract the stress involved in fighting prostate cancer
including metastatic disease for the last 13 years.

For this months meeting. I have put together a presentation on gene Tests for Cancer
mutation that can help to pick treatments for the specific mutations. My research has
help me to find my Gene fusion defect = TMPRSS2-Erg mutation and then I was able to find
research papers that confirmed my present self directed treatment was a GOOD treatment.
If you find your defects it may help you find a treatment which will work for "your cancer strips".

I think this presentation will aid you in fighting your cancer by talking about how gene
mutations detection can help you make better treatment choices-Making these choices is called
Precision Medicine. The attachment is a PowerPoint presentation that is in a PDF file format
that you can download if you have an Acrobat reader downloaded on your computer. If you do not
have Acrobat Reader Google it and download it free to your computer.
https://acrobat.adobe.com/us/en/acrobat/pdf-reader.html

Look over the Slides to see what you can understand and what you want to know more about - I will
try to make it clear in my discussion at the meeting.

I will also discuss BIpolar High testosterone treatment which I believe may last longer
than PARP inhibitor treatments for advanced cancers.

A paper on Bipolar testosterone treatments is attached below

To Read more on this subject:
Click on Our Links

Link: Detection
or Go To
http://rvaprostatecancersupport.org/PDF/ 9 14 19 PP-Gene Analysis IS Imperative Us Too Sept19, 2019 PDF.pdf

Link: BAT
or Go To
https://www.hematologyandoncology.net/files/2018/06/ho0618Prostate-1.pdf

Please bring your ideas - All are welcome.
Meeting Location - Ridge Baptist Church, 1515 Eastridge Road Richmond, VA 23229

Meetings are held in the fellowship hall Bldg - at the back of the parking lot
For more details Contact - Peter C. Moon Phd. at 804-346-4407 between 7 - 11:00 PM
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RVA US-Too - 6:30 PM - Aug 15, 2019 Meeting.

We start at 6:30 PM - Doors opened about 6:00 PM.

Meeting Topic:

August is OUR PotLuck Supper Meeting.

On August 15 Jerry Deans will help us understand how to deal/lower stress from what life throws at US.

Us Too Warriors - Learn of Jerry's heroic battle that can inspire you to fight the Good Fight and learn from him.

From Amazon :
"Lost But Not Forgotten: How Wilderness Experiences Can Transform Your Life" by Jerry Deans (Author)

Where is God when your world falls apart? What happens when everything you thought you knew about how God operates is torn to shreds by tragedy? Jerry Deans has experienced devastating loss first-hand, but tragedy does not have the final word. With wisdom gleaned from deep experience and years of study and reflection, Jerry Deans leads the reader to new ways of understanding and coping with the shattering circumstances that inevitably come.—Joseph Bentz, Author of Nothing Wasted: How God Redeems What Is Broken

Click on Our Link To go to Amazon
Lost But Not Forgotten
or Go To
https://www.amazon.com/Lost-But-Not-Forgotten-Experiences-ebook/dp/B07TMPHD3J/ref=sr_1_1?crid=3VBW2S73NJ1OD&keywords=lost+but+not+forgotten+by+jerry+deans&qid=1565547896&s=gateway&sprefix=lost+but%2Caps%2C203&sr=8-1

Jerry will make reference to the lessons learned in the book he has written and recently made available on Amazon. Wilderness experiences we have endured include but are not limited to surviving cancer, dealing with the losses of our 16 year old daughter and our first granddaughter, the spinal cord injury of our 16 year old son, and the alcoholism of his twin brother.

These experiences have driven me into the wilderness and caused me to learn strategies to control enormous amounts of stress and anxiety.

Come learn about and put into practice an ancient method of stress reduction.

This fall I plan to have several talks On Gene Mutation And PCa.

At our next meeting I will be speaking about strategies I have learned over the last 20 years to counteract the stress involved in fighting prostate cancer including metastatic disease for the last 13 years.

Please bring a heart-healthy dish for all to share. This is your chance to meet and talk to the men and their significant Others who are in this life's adventure they would rather not have. Find out first hand how they feel about treatments, lifestyle changes and the other quality of life issues you may not have thought of.

See you Thursday.

Please bring your ideas - All are welcome.
Meeting Location - Ridge Baptist Church, 1515 Eastridge Road Richmond, VA 23229

Meetings are held in the fellowship hall Bldg - at the back of the parking lot
For more details Contact - Peter C. Moon Phd. at 804-346-4407 between 7 - 11:00 PM

There is no July Meeting
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RVA US-Too - 7:00 PM - June 20, 2019.

We start at 7:00 PM - Doors opened about 6:40 PM.

Meeting Topic:

We will discuss what is working and what is not and see if the group can give ideas and support to new avenues as we learn from each other. I hope you can come and give your experience and questions. See below some insights to advance treatments that I hope you will not need.

Please bring your ideas - All are welcome.
Meeting Location - Ridge Baptist Church, 1515 Eastridge Road Richmond, VA 23229

Meetings are held in the fellowship hall Bldg - at the back of the parking lot
For more details Contact - Peter C. Moon Phd. at 804-346-4407 between 7 - 11:00 PM
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RVA US-Too - 7:00 PM - May 16, 2019.

We start at 7:00 PM - Doors opened about 6:40 PM.

Meeting Topic:
We have a video of the 2 + day conference (2018 Prostate Cancer PATIENT Conference)in Los Angeles - If you could have gone last September it would have cost at least $1000.00.

Us Too Warriors,
I hope you can attend the video on Imaging is very Good. Also, I will report on genetic testing to to find Germline and Somatic Mutated genes.
New Guidelines for PCa Gene testing calls for all African Americans and all men with metastasis to get gene testing for lethal pathways to get the best treatment.

Click on Our Link to Read more on ADT
ADT
or Go To
http://rvaprostatecancersupport.org/PDF/ADT 5719001.pdf

This will be the second video from the 2018 conference our members felt would be of interest to all. Check out the link below to see the various talks - I think you will agree - they are all good.

Link: Brochure
or Go To
PCRI Brochure website= https://pcri.org/2018-conference#invitation

Please bring your ideas - All are welcome.
Meeting Location - Ridge Baptist Church, 1515 Eastridge Road Richmond, VA 23229

Meetings are held in the fellowship hall Bldg - at the back of the parking lot
For more details Contact - Peter C. Moon Phd. at 804-346-4407 between 7 - 11:00 PM

Additional Information:

HSP 90 & PI3K/AKT - PCa growth Pathways and natural Inhibitors to slow cancer growth!!

HSP90 is a Heat Shock Protein ~ 90 k Daltons in size, a chaperone molecule which helps molecules fold correctly protecting them from heat and dehydration degradation. It helps protect PI3K/AKT from degradation there by aiding its growth stimulation actions. HSP90 inhibitors cause degradation of AR protein and its nuclear exclusion, whereas AR antagonist like enzalutamide also inhibits AR nuclear localization thus its transcriptional activity.

Natural inhibitors of HSP90 = Green Tea, Curcumin, Korean Red Ginseng, Capsaicin.

PI3K is phosphoinositide 3-kinase, a family of enzymes involved in cellular functions such as cell growth, proliferation, differentiation, motility, survival and intracellular trafficking. Tumor suppressor PTEN, is implicated in the sensitivity of cancer tumors to insulin and IGF 1, and in calorie restriction. PTEN (Phosphatase and tensin homolog) is a protein that negatively regulates Akt/PKB signaling pathway. (Metformin also activates calorie restriction Pathways which are shown to increase longevity in many living systems including human.)

AKT is known as Protein kinase B (PKB), a serine/threonine-specific protein kinase that plays a key role in multiple cellular processes such as glucose metabolism, apoptosis, cell proliferation, transcription and cell migration in cancers.

mTOR = mechanistic Target Of Rapamycin (mTOR) is in same family as PI3Kand like description as above.

PI3K/AKT/mTOR natural Inhibitors = Chinese Skullcaps, Quercetin, Black seed, DGL Licorice, apigenin [43], curcumin [44], cryptotanshinone [45], fisetin [46], indoles (indole-3-carbinol and 3,3′-diindolylmethane) [47], isoflavones (genistein and deguelin) [48], resveratrol [50], and tocotrienol [51]. METFORMIN made from french lilacs.

Many more Inhibitors and Promoters are named in the excellent discussion at website below:

Link: Discussion mTOR
or Go To
Discussion mTOR==> https://selfhacked.com/blog/mtor-natural-mtor-inhibitors/

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RVA US-Too - 7:00 PM - Apr 18, 2019.

We start at 7:00 PM - Doors opened about 6:40 PM.

Meeting Topic:
I have obtained a video of the 2 + day conference (2018 Prostate Cancer PATIENT Conference)in Los Angeles - If you could have gone last September it would have cost at least $1000.

If you could afford it (It was worth it) especially if you are in need of information now or in the future on how to treat your cancer effectively. I have attached the link to the brochure on their website below so you can see who the speakers are. Please let me know by email the topics in first to last order of how you wish to see them. We can probably only see 2 speakers per meeting. I will be reviewing them to see which presentations provide information that many men might use and also to get your input from your emails showing your interest. We can show more in the May RVA Us too meeting.

Check it out, and Let me Know which speakers you want to hear. Peter

Link: Brochure
or Go To
PCRI Brochure website= https://pcri.org/2018-conference#invitation

Please bring your ideas - All are welcome.
Meeting Location - Ridge Baptist Church, 1515 Eastridge Road Richmond, VA 23229

Meetings are held in the fellowship hall Bldg - at the back of the parking lot
For more details Contact - Peter C. Moon Phd. at 804-346-4407 between 7 - 11:00 PM

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Us Too warriors,
Go to the website below to sign up for Bicalutamide and Metformin treatment for recurrent Prostate cancer and to see the requirements to qualify.
All the Best Peter

Click on Our Link

Link: Sign UP
or Go To
https://ccr.cancer.gov/Genitourinary-Malignancies-Branch/marijo-bilusic

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See below if you have not been treated and/or on active surveillance and your cancer is limited and local.

This issue of Prostatepedia is devoted to focal therapies. Interest in focal therapy is fueled by the promise of cancer control with fewer side effects than are seen after radiation or radical prostatectomy. From the patient perspective, this is certainly an attractive option. As a result, we have seen the development of an increasing list of approaches to focal therapy.

Click on Our Link to Read more
Not Treated
or Go To
http://rvaprostatecancersupport.org/PDF/Prostatepedia_V4N8_April2019-1.pdf
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RVA US-Too - 7:00 PM - Mar 21, 2019.

We start at 7:00 PM - Doors opened about 6:40 PM.

Meeting Topic:
Dr Bilusic will discuss two trials one is after Biochemical recurrence following Surgery or Radiation treatment with Casodex
and Metformin and the other trial is immunotherapy for men that have castration resistant cancer.

Click on Our Link to read more on "Join A Clinical Trial: Casodex (bicalutamide) + Metformin"

Link: trials
or Go To
http://rvaprostatecancersupport.org/PDF/Clinical Trial Casodex.pdf

Immunotherapy for PCa: Where Do We Go From Here?- Summary:

In this Talk,
Daniel P. Petrylak, MD, discusses patient selection for currently-approved immunotherapies for prostate cancer, especially in patients with microsatellite instability. He also emphasizes the importance of utilizing immunotherapy early in the disease course.

Click on Our Link to see the Video
Immunotherapy
or Go To
https://grandroundsinurology.com/immunotherapy-for-pca-where-do-we-go-from-here/?utm_campaign=Weekly%20Email%20GRU&utm_source=hs_email&utm_medium=email&utm_content=70970735&_hsenc=p2ANqtz-9r-KPGCY2spcJJ9lkaZYnOiwmDQmJK37pKcjbE875dJKknyGUoTBCxfciteeYXni_w-oVVMlRUPvqlDooJ6-ww_Wo8DA&_hsmi=70970735

Please bring your ideas - All are welcome.
Meeting Location - Ridge Baptist Church, 1515 Eastridge Road Richmond, VA 23229

Meetings are held in the fellowship hall Bldg - at the back of the parking lot
For more details Contact - Peter C. Moon Phd. at 804-346-4407 between 7 - 11:00 PM

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Meeting Information
For our Jan and Feb Meetings in 2019 only.
The Doors will open at 4:30 PM and the Meeting will start at 5:00 PM.

RVA US-Too - 5:00 PM - Feb 21, 2019.

We start at 5:00 PM - Doors opened about 4:30 PM.

Meeting Topic:

There are two parts to the meeting. I will make announcements and talk (about 45 Minutes) about the effects of differ forms of Testosterone and Estrogen on prostate cancer growth and what you might do about them. For example, estrogen rises with age and testosterone falls which is suspect of making PCa occur as we age. Also, estrogen is higher in African Americans which is also suspected of making their cancer more likely to advance.

At About 5:45 PM, Butch Hammit (from Peak Performance, MechanicsVille) will discuss "Swiss Wave Protocol" using acoustic wave for improving erections that has been advertised in the Richmond TD newspaper almost every night. One of our members ( age 60 yrs) who has been "Cured" of PCa has tried it and seems to be having initial benefits. It promotes blood flow to the area thru several treatments over several months which helps men with heart conditions such as hardening of arteries which can cause ED.

Increased Blood flow in the area of cancers may be a concern as we might expect an increased in PSA that occurs with sexual activity or exercise of the pelvic area. This treatment is not FDA approved so it is not covered by insurance. We are exploring this treatment to see if it may have benefit for some men.

"Peak Performance For Men".
This is A New, Proven and Successful Treatment for Erectile Dysfunction.

Focused Linear Compression Therapy (FLCT) protocol is scientifically proven to increase blood flow to the penis and optimize erections, sensitivity, and sexual performance. FLCT is a series of short comfortable treatments to the penis using focused linear compression sound waves that create long lasting results for erectile dysfunction and Peyronie's Disease by increasing blood flow and nerve tissue. The sound waves repair aged blood vessels, stimulate growth of new blood vessels and remove decades of micro-plaque. This procedure opens the blood vessels in the penis which is essential for a firm, rigid erection which also stimulates the nerve endings to greatly enhance sensitivity. This procedure is non-invasive, completely pain free with no side effects, no surgery, no use of drugs and no downtime. This breakthrough revolutionary technology is the only viable option for men with erectile dysfunction or men looking for better sexual performance with long-lasting results and no harmful side effects whatsoever.

Click on Our Links

Link: Freq Ask Questions

Link: Website
or Go To

Freq Ask Questions - http://rvaprostatecancersupport.org/PDF/Peak Performance001.pdf
Website - https://www.peakperformanceformen.org/
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Please bring your ideas - All are welcome.
Meeting Location - Ridge Baptist Church, 1515 Eastridge Road Richmond, VA 23229

Meetings are held in the fellowship hall Bldg - at the back of the parking lot
For more details Contact - Peter C. Moon Phd. at 804-346-4407 between 7 - 11:00 PM

RVa Us Too Members,
It is important to keep your heart working right when on PCa treatment.
These seminars may help. Follow the directions to sign up for free. All the Best, Peter
Peter Moon PhD

Heart health is the focus of February’s Lewis Ginter sessions

VCU Health resumes its educational seminar series with programs dedicated to Heart Month.
Seminars are held from 5:30-6:30 p.m. at Lewis Ginter Botanical Garden in the Kelly Education Center,
1800 Lakeside Ave. All seminars are free and open to the public, but registration is recommended.
For more information or to register, go to vcuhealth.org/events or call (804) 628-0041. If you are unable
to attend, you can watch the seminars live on the VCU Health Facebook page at www.facebook.com/vcuhealth/.

Click on Our Link to visit VCU's Website for more Infoirmation

Link: Heart Health
or Go To
https://www.vcuhealth.org/news-center/news-story?news=1333

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Meeting Information
For our Jan and Feb Meetings in 2019 only.
The Doors will open at 4:30 PM and the Meeting will start at 5:00 PM.

RVA US-Too - 5:00 PM - Jan 17, 2019.

We start at 5:00 PM - Doors opened about 4:30 PM.

Meeting Topic:
This is our "Evaluation of Member Treatment Meeting"

The members who are present for this meeting will feel free to discuss their current
treatment option and how it is working for them. (Good or Bad) The information presented
will be most valuable when you are deciding on a course of treatment and Participation is voluntary.

Please bring your ideas - All are welcome.
Meeting Location - Ridge Baptist Church, 1515 Eastridge Road Richmond, VA 23229

Meetings are held in the fellowship hall Bldg - at the back of the parking lot
For more details Contact - Peter C. Moon Phd. at 804-346-4407 between 7 - 11:00 PM

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Past Meeting Information Year 2018

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Meeting Information

RVA US-Too - 6:30 PM - Dec 13, 2018.

We start at 6:30 PM - Doors opened about 6:00 PM.

Meeting Topic:
Us Too Warriors,
The Dec 13th Meeting Topic is
Holiday/Christmas Party
Doors open at 6:00 PM and We Starting Eating about 6:30 PM.
Put on it on your calendar and plan to be there. Bring a healthy food to Share.
Update:
We will meet in Ridge Baptist Fellowship Hall; try for 6:15PM.
Please bring a health food to share. We will have Violin and Piano Music from 6:15 PM until supper. Hot mulled Cider will be served and hot Home made soup along with many healthy dishes brough by warriors and their caregivers. Please come and join in the festivities.

A short discussion of inflamasones treatment to help fight cancer, brain injury and aging will follow dinner.

To Read more background info on this subject
Click on Our Links

Link: Fosamax
or Go To
http://rvaprostatecancersupport.org/PDF/Fosamax FDA Warning.pdf

Link: Drug & Devices Dangers
or Go To
https://www.drugdangers.com/drugs-devices/

Our Jan and Feb Meetings in 2019.
The Doors will open at 4:30 PM and the Meeting will start at 5:00 PM.

Please bring your ideas - All are welcome.
Meeting Location - Ridge Baptist Church, 1515 Eastridge Road Richmond, VA 23229

Meetings are held in the fellowship hall Bldg - at the back of the parking lot
For more details Contact - Peter C. Moon Phd. at 804-346-4407 between 7 - 11:00 PM

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RVA US-Too - 7:00 PM - Nov 15, 2018.

We start at 7:00 PM - Doors opened about 6:40 PM.

Meeting Topic:
Us Too Warriors,
The Nov 15th Meeting Topic is
on how the combination of Melatonin and Fisetin create benefits in fighting cancer

To Read some background info on this subject
Click on Our Link

Link: Fisetin
or Go To
http://rvaprostatecancersupport.org/PDF/11718PCa-Fisetin melatonin ehances the anti-toumor Effect of fisetin.pdf

I think My talk will also give unique insights on How Estrogen can grow or slow many cancers and particularly Prostate cancer. Bring the Hand out with you if you can print it out. It is below in PDF file. If you do not have a PDF file reader you can down load one free from:
https://get.adobe.com/reader/

To Get the PDF
Click on Our Link

Link: Estrogen
or Go To
http://rvaprostatecancersupport.org/PDF/KIC Document 0001.pdf

Please bring your ideas - All are welcome.
Meeting Location - Ridge Baptist Church, 1515 Eastridge Road Richmond, VA 23229

Meetings are held in the fellowship hall Bldg - at the back of the parking lot
For more details Contact - Peter C. Moon Phd. at 804-346-4407 between 7 - 11:00 PM

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RVA US-Too - 7:00 PM - Oct 18, 2018.

We start at 7:00 PM - Doors opened about 6:40 PM.

Meeting Topic:
Us Too Warriors,
The Oct 18th meeting

Will Feature a presentation on the Hampton University Proton Therapy Institute
Dr. Floyd Tesmer PhD will discuss a Patient's Perspective of Proton Therapy for Prostate cancer Treatment

HUPTI - 40 Enterprise Parkway - Hampton, VA 23666 - Phone - 877.251.6838

Proton therapy is a cancer treatment option most commonly used for localized cancer, meaning it may treat cancer that has not spread to other parts of the body. Though popularly used for prostate and breast cancers, it has become a standard form of care for numerous cancer types. Many patients, both young and old, have utilized proton therapy as an effective cancer treatment option.

Click on Our Link to visit their Website

Link: HUPTI
or Go To
http://www.hamptonproton.org/information-on-proton-therapy/

Click on Our Link to see their latest TV Spot

Link: TV Spot
or Go To
https://www.dropbox.com/s/1oep0ax9095hu6c/HUPTI%20TV%20Spot%20-%20Stuart%20Goodman.mov?dl=0

Please bring your ideas - All are welcome.
Meeting Location - Ridge Baptist Church, 1515 Eastridge Road Richmond, VA 23229

Meetings are held in the fellowship hall Bldg - at the back of the parking lot
For more details Contact - Peter C. Moon Phd. at 804-346-4407 between 7 - 11:00 PM

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"The September 20th meeting"

Us Too Warriors,

Please find below more Clinical trial information on the effectiveness
of SBRT treatments for PCa. This is a follow up on the information from September's
meeting by Dr. Cuttino.

All the Best,
Peter

Per the Requests for the Power Point Presentation

Dr. Lauri Cuttino, VCUHS Assoc. Prof. of Radiation Oncology at VCUHS and the Medical Director of Radiation Oncology at the Sarah Cannon Cancer Center at Henrico Doctors' Hospital, who discussed Stereotactic Ablative Radiotherapy for Prostate Cancer and gave a Power Point Presentation: Treatment of Primary and Limited Metastases.

To Read the Power Point Presentation in PDF format
Click on Our Link

Link: PDF
or Go To
http://rvaprostatecancersupport.org/PDF/Prostate SABR no video 92318.pdf

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More Clinical trial information on the effectiveness of SBRT treatments

To Read the Clinical trial information
Click on Our Link

Link: SBRT
or Go To
http://rvaprostatecancersupport.org/PDF/SBRT Phase 2 Multicenter Trial of Heterogeneous.pdf

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2nd Annual Prostate Cancer International Conference
Can you:
“Live Well” with prostate cancer? - If so, how? - Can you make wise choices? - How do you know you are?

Featured Speakers - Paul Schellhammer, MD -- Charles 'Snuffy' Myers, MD -- Leonard Gomella, MD

When & Where - Sat, October 13, 2018 - Holiday Inn Virginia Beach-Norfolk - 5655 Greenwich Rd -Virginia Beach, VA 23462

Click on Our Link for more information
Conference
or go to
http://rvaprostatecancersupport.org/PDF/2PCconference.pdf
Website
Click on the Link for their Website Registration
Website Registration
or go to
https://www.eventbrite.com/e/prostate-cancer-today-living-well-choosing-wisely-tickets-44405503055
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RVa Us Too Warriors, If you are on social media,
You can spread awareness of PCa by adding the posts on the link below to your Social pages.

This is a long list of social media posts which you can use on your FACEBOOK pages for September which is Prostate Cancer Awareness month.

Just cut and paste onto your page! (ONE at a time)

If you do one every few days - this will really help to get the awareness out there!

Please let me know if you are going to participate. We can really make a huge impact here
if we all take a minute to post at least a few times this month.
Email - Terri Likowski TerriL@ustoo.org

Click on Our Link
Link: Post
or Go To
http://rvaprostatecancersupport.org/PDF/Social Posts for September 2018.pdf
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Hampton University Proton Therapy Institute
HUPTI - 40 Enterprise Parkway - Hampton, VA 23666 - Phone - 877.251.6838

Proton therapy is a cancer treatment option most commonly used for localized cancer, meaning it may treat cancer that has not spread to other parts of the body. Though popularly used for prostate and breast cancers, it has become a standard form of care for numerous cancer types. Many patients, both young and old, have utilized proton therapy as an effective cancer treatment option.

Click on Our Link to visit their Website

Link: HUPTI
or Go To
http://www.hamptonproton.org/information-on-proton-therapy/

Click on Our Link to see their latest TV Spot

Link: TV Spot
or Go To
https://www.dropbox.com/s/1oep0ax9095hu6c/HUPTI%20TV%20Spot%20-%20Stuart%20Goodman.mov?dl=0
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Us Too International - Hot Sheet 2018 - May 2018

This monthly Issue is loaded with good Information:
Example:
Survival with Brachytherapy - Based Radiotherapy or Radical Prostatectomy
in High - Risk Localized Prostate Cancer.

To Read The Hot Sheet - Click on Our Link
Hot Sheet
or go to:
http://www.ustoo.org/PDFs/HotSheets/HotSheet052018.pdf
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We are pleased to announce the first Us TOO support group call
for the women behind the men affected by prostate cancer.

Because prostate cancer is a couple's disease, the woman is often subject to her own concerns in addition to those she shares with her partner. A Forum for Her will be a regular call series which will focus on women and offer peer-to-peer support to address these concerns.

A Forum for Her is a regular call series (and invite-only Facebook group) which focuses on women and offers important peer-to-peer support. So far, the calls have been going great and will continue to expand.

As group membership grows and we become more comfortable with each other, we will be looking for volunteers to lead smaller group calls. If you would like to volunteer to help lead a small group call, please email me at terril@ustoo.org or call 877-978-7866.

(Your involvement would not require too much time or effort beyond the typical call length of about an hour. We would only be looking for you to lead calls, not come up with information, materials, or topics.)

In order to address very specific experiences, these calls are open only to wives and female partners of men affected by prostate cancer.

Please note that space is limited - Contact me at terril@ustoo.org or 877-978-7866 to reserve your spot and to get the call-in information!
Terri Likowski - Program Director/Support Group Services
Us TOO International - Prostate Cancer Education and Support Network
2720 S. River Road, Suite 112 - Des Plaines, IL 60018
877-978-7866 - terril@ustoo.org
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New Program:

Saturday, November 3

Prostate Cancer Event to Address Erectile Dysfunction and Incontinence After Treatment

The Chicago Area Event will Feature a Special Presentation on Erectile Dysfunction and Incontinence
After Prostate Cancer Treatement

Register to attend in person or watch the online webcast with live audio and video from the event.

Presenters for the Chicago Area Event:

* Dr. Jeffrey Albaugh, Board Certified Advanced Practice Urology Clinical Nurse Specialist, Board Certified
Sexuality Counselor, Director of Sexual Health at NorthShore University HealthSystem and at Jesse Brown VA Medical Center
and member of the Us TOO Board of Directors.
Dr. Brian T. Helfand, Urologic Oncologist, Prostate Cancer, Laparoscopy at NorthShore Medical Group.
Others to be announced.

NorthShore University HealthSystem Skokie Hospital
9600 Gross Point Road
Sharfstein/SH Rooms A, B and C
Skokie, IL 60076
10:00 am - 3:30 pm

Click on Our Link to Register Now! Or contact Terri at 877-978-7866 or terril@ustoo.org.
Register
or Go To
https://www.mainstreamchicago.com/ustoo-pathways-chicago-registration

Project Healing Waters Fly Fishing
REEL RECOVERY is a national non-profit organization that conducts fly-fishing retreats for men recovering from cancer. Go to the link below for the details & application Information.

Click on Our Link to get the Project Healing Waters Application
Project Healing
Project Healing
or Go To
http://reelrecovery.org/programs/application/

A Big Thank You to Jerry
Capturing the Magic

How do you capture the Magic? The magic I’m referring to is the strength and hope that passes from one to another when we find our tribe...when we find people who have lived through a particularly difficult experience that we are being forced to endure.

The Board of Directors and staff of Us Too were recently trying to find a concise statement that captured the unique value of Us Too. What happens in a support group or over the phone when a newcomer shows up full of fear and teetering on the edge of resignation after getting the news from his doctor “I’m sorry to tell you this but you have prostate cancer "or “The treatments did not work and your cancer is now metastatic”. Those words and the overwhelming feelings they elicited in me still reverberate deep in my soul.

Many of you know what it is like to face your mortality or that of a loved one diagnosed with some kind of cancer or disease that strips you of your sense of control and your fantasy that you will live forever. “This is not part of my plan. Why is this happening to me? What do I do with this diagnosis and this fear I am feeling?

This is the juncture in people’s lives when Us Too support groups are most valuable. But how do you put into words the magic of human compassion, strength and courage that passes from one to another when we are at our lowest and someone says “This is not a death sentence. You have important treatment and lifestyle choices to make. We can help you survive and navigate this experience. You are not alone in this struggle. “

As the Board and staff searched for the right words the following statement emerged:

Us Too helps men with prostate cancer learn to fight this disease. The power of Us Too is in helping men and those who love them, transform resignation into determination and fear into Hope. On the journey to beat prostate cancer?...Us Too.!!

I have seen and talked to so many men who came to a meeting downhearted and left uplifted and hopeful. I was one of those men. We all agreed the statement captured the essence, the Magic of Us Too.

I just finished Cyberknife treatments for a metastatic prostate cancer nodule in my lower left lung at Georgetown University Hospital. My Us Too friends helped me find the facility that was the fifth in the world to get the Cyberknife machine that would track my breathing. The Pulmonologist who placed the markers in my lung that allowed the machine to “see” the area of treatment, invented the procedure.

I give thanks for my Us Too group and the 200 plus groups across the nation and around the world that are taking the fear out of prostate cancer. I am also thankful for your prayers and encouragement through which I have continued to grow deeper in my faith in God and humankind. Through your past contributions you have been part of the wonderful exchange of hope...the Magic, that takes place at Us Too meetings all over the world. I invite you to join me in contributing to this worthy cause as I walk with hundreds of others in Chicago on Sunday September 9th. Please click on the link below to go to my fundraising page.

RVA Us Too Warriors, I hope you will be able to support Jerry generously as you have in the past to
keep The "Us Too" Headquarters working to help more men in the USA and around the world. As a group, we
have donated about $3000 dollars a year to help Jerry walk in a good cause and if you have not you
should go to our website and look at the Hot Sheet - the international headquartered in Chicago puts out
each month and send out over the internet to help men. September is national Prostate cancer month.

Click here to go to Jerry's fundraising page:
Jerry Deans
or Go To
https://ustoo.rallybound.org/seablue-prostate-walk/JERRYDEANS
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Read the article on our Articles page:

What It’s Like to Be Part of a Prostate Cancer Support Group

Advocacy - We speak with two specialists from a prostate cancer support group about the ways this
experience empowers men and their loved ones.

Stigma continues to surround men’s health in general, and prostate health in particular.
from Us TOO’s support group open up about the ways an organization like theirs can give
members a bedrock of information — and hope.

Click on Our Link to read more

Support Group

The US Too "Hot Sheet"
The Hot SHEET highlights the latest in treatment strategies.

The monthly newsletter, the Hot Sheet, highlights the latest in treatment strategies as well as emerging treatments. The Hot SHEET is distributed free at chapter support group meetings, and is available in PDF on the Us TOO web site.

To Read The Hot Sheet - Click on Our Link
Hot Sheet
or go to:
http://www.ustoo.org/Read-the-HotSheet-Newsletter
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Prostate Cancer Drugs

On this webpage you will find information and links for all available prostate cancer drugs, including:
androgen deprivation, chemotherapy, hormone therapy, immunotherapy and palliatives for advanced
prostate cancer. The drugs can take many forms including oral, intravenous, injection, and implant.
We have done our best to compile the latest information, but be sure to consult with your doctor before
entering into any drug program. If you see anything missing or information in need of updating
please email - ustoo@ustoo.org.

To Read and print this Handout - Click on Our Link

Drugs

or go to
http://www.ustoo.org/Prostate-Cancer-Drugs

Life Extension Magazine

How to Reverse Markers of Prostate Cancer.

Despite prostate cancer being the second leading cause of cancer death in men, a raging debate has ensued as
to whether men should have annual PSA blood tests. The scales are tilting in favor of Life Extension®’s
multi-decade campaign to educate men about the importance of regular PSA screening. Not only are there proven
ways to reverse rising PSA levels, but breakthrough treatments can enable safer diagnosis and curative treatment
without the side effects associated with conventional surgery and radiation.

To Read The Articles - Click on Our Link

Life Extension Magazine

or go to:

http://www.lifeextension.com/Magazine/2016/6

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