Individualized counseling, prostate cancer support groups , nurse education, and patient visitation are all available. It was the first group dedicated to prostate cancer patients in the Northeast and serves as a prototype for others across the United States. The group provides emotional support and a means of problem solving in a comfortable environment. For the first hour, current information is presented by medical or other professionals via lecture or panel discussion. The group began in 1994 to help patients and their families make decisions about care and quality of life when aggressive treatment is not included.
Discussions center around pain control, integrative therapy, nutrition and spirituality.
Speakers are invited from every discipline. Names and telephone numbers of members appear on the flyer as patient advocates, extending support beyond the confinement of the monthly meeting. A library of handouts from past meetings is available. Refreshments are served during the round table discussion following the lecture. Meets one evening every other month.