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Sunday, November 07, 2010
Information's Available on Beating Prostate Cancer
By Lou Reimer
Board Member, Prostate Cancer Support Association of New Mexico
As a prostate cancer survivor and a board member of the Prostate Cancer Support Association of New Mexico, I'd like to commend Sherry Galloway (Letters, Nov. 2) for calling attention to the wearing of the baby blue ribbon and the fight for freedom from prostate cancer.
I offer my condolences for the loss of her son, particularly one who was so young. As an eight-year survivor, I can attest to the trauma of a diagnosis of advanced prostate cancer and want to see that other men don't suffer the fate that befell her son.
For these reasons I have joined the association, a group of dedicated survivors who share my passion for educating the public about prostate cancer.
The association's dedicated survivors have been educating New Mexicans about prostate cancer for the past 20 years.
Their unselfish donations of time and money have allowed the association to be able to educate the public statewide about prostate cancer at health fairs, pueblo meetings, Native American gatherings and conventions such as those held at Glorieta by Cancer Services of New Mexico.
The association maintains an office in Albuquerque where a good library of books and videos is available about prostate cancer physiology, diagnosis and treatment, and where knowledgeable staff can discuss the disease with newly diagnosed men. It holds meetings at the Bear Canyon Senior Center in Albuquerque twice a month where physicians describe their specialty, videos about treatments are presented and, most important, at these meetings the newly diagnosed can talk with other survivors about their experiences and the different treatments they have undergone.
In addition, the Prostate Cancer Support Association of New Mexico maintains a group of contacts in 10 cities and towns in New Mexico where people can meet to discuss prostate cancer diagnosis and treatment from the patients' point of view.
New Mexicans can get more information by calling 505-254-7784 or 800-278-7678, or on the web at www.pcsanm.org.
Go Blue!!
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