Save the date: Join a virtual AS support group at the ZERO Summit on Feb. 27
By Howard Wolinsky
Joe Gallo and I, the Robin and Batman of support group leaders for patients on Active Surveillance for low-risk prostate cancer, are holding a special virtual support group 10 a.m. Eastern on Monday, Feb. 27 during the ZERO Summit.
We are moderators on the AnCan Foundation's Active Surveillance Virtual Support Group and also work with Active Surveillance Patients International.
Join the session via ZOOM at https://bit.ly/3HQl4Ux
NOTE: There is NO registration. Please put this on your calendar.
The ZERO Summit is a premier annual event for the prostate cancer community.
Each year the community gathers to learn the latest in prostate cancer from medical experts, advocate for research and funding in meetings with legislators, and support each other through shared experience and camaraderie.
The Summit takes place February 26-28, 2023 in person in the Washington D.C. area, and virtually from any location via computer or smartphone.
Register for the overall program at zerocancer.org/summit
Our AnCan colleague, Jim Schraidt, a ZERO board member, will be holding an In-Person Support Group Lounge Session on AS from 2-3 p.m. Monday at the Gaylord National Resort & Convention Center in National Harbor, MD. Follow the signs and say hi to Jim for Joe and me.
For more on these in-person sessions, go to: https://zerocancer.org/fight/become-an-advocate/summit/speakers-agenda/
NO REGISTRATION necessary for the AS support group at 10 a.m. Eastern on Monday, Feb. 27, during the ZERO Summit. Join the session via ZOOM at https://bit.ly/3HQl4Ux So jot down that URL. Please join us
Steve,
It was a good session. Attendees were thirsty for information and to end isolation in this health issue that we all face. They came as far away as India and Russia to join in.
We had difficulty ending the meeting. It wasn amazing session.
You're on target as usual about the Prostate Cancer Industrial Complex. I have several articles coming that relate including two about insurance discrimination and PCa,. Still, some insurers are doing the right thing, such as Blue Cross/Blue Shield of Michigan, which supports the visionary MUSIC program. I have wrtitten about MUsiC. Therre's more, too,
I also have an analysis--admiitedly dated--showing urologists can make more money with AS that with radical surgery in the long run. Is it only about money? I don't think so.
Many docs are on our side.