Educational Presentation by a health care professional on a pre-selected topic followed by a question and answer session. The question and answer period after the speaker's presentation is often the most popular segment of the meeting. To ensure that helpful information emerges from this part of the meeting, members are encouraged to refrain from asking the speaker for medical advice. Support and Sharing in small group sessions led by trained facilitators. The sessions start with men and their partners introducing themselves and giving a brief account of their personal experience with prostate cancer.
Discussion takes place around the common questions, concerns, and feelings of the group.
The American Cancer Society offers a visitation program to help men and their partners cope with prostate cancer. Personal visits in a comfortable setting such as your own home or on the telephone. Willingness and ability to engage in open and candid discussions with you, and possibly your partner. No medical advice. Medical questions will be answered by your doctor.