Our Goal
For all of us to live a full and vibrant life
We believe the Keys to the end of suffering and death from prostate cancer are:
Prevention
Prostate Cancer Diet Supplements
Awareness
"News That You Can Use" and other helpful links.
Early Detection
The National Alliance of State Prostate Cancer Coalitions supports the early detection of prostate cancer by recommending that , beginning at age 40 (35 for high-risk, including African-American men and those with a certain or an indeterminate family history of prostate cancer), all men obtain a baseline PSA and have a DRE; then have a PSA and DRE thereafter on an annual basis. Read More
State of the Art Treatment
Go to The Men-Tor Program, "News You Can Use" and Support Groups in your area.
Prostate Cancer Videos-Dr. Gerald Chodak
PCC-NJ recommends an excellent collection of on-line, free of charge, informative videos by Dr. Gerald Chodak. These videos are focused on the various issues faced by Prostate Cancer Patients. The topics include a background on Dr. Chodak, Prostate Cancer (including in-depth information on staging, treatment options, etc.), Managing Side Effects of Cancer Therapy, discussion on Clinical Research Studies, General Prostate Health, Non-cancerous Prostate Disease, Answers to Patient Questions, Getting a Second Opinion Via the Internet, and a set of videos that discuss current News about Prostate Cancer. Each main topic has a set of sub-topics. The videos are accessible via http://www.prostatevideos.com/.
PCCNJ is a private non-profit organization committed to eliminating
suffering and death from prostate cancer for all New Jersey men
and their families. It seeks to do this by increasing public awareness,
education and outreach; improving the quality of life of those affected
by prostate cancer; increasing research and funding; eliminating
disparities in high risk populations and mobilizing advocates for
a cure.
The purpose of this site is to provide you with as much knowledge
as possible about prostate cancer and direct you to additional information
from local support groups as well as national resources. If you
do not see the answer to your specific question, please contact
us.
PCCNJ welcomes new members. Please request membership information.
Selenium Supplements can be harmful to some PCa Patients--June 27, 2009
BOSTON--Higher selenium levels in the blood may worsen prostate cancer in some men who already have the disease, according to a study by researchers at Dana-Farber Cancer Institute the University of California, San Francisco.
A higher risk of more-aggressive prostate cancer was seen in men with a certain genetic variant found in about 75 percent of the prostate cancer patients in the study. In those subjects, having a high level of selenium in the blood was associated with a two-fold greater risk of poorer outcomes than men with the lowest amounts of selenium. By contrast, the 25 percent of men with a different variant of the same gene and who had high selenium levels were at 40 percent lower risk of aggressive disease. The variants are slightly different forms of a gene that instructs cells to make manganese superoxide dismutase (SOD2), an enzyme that protects the body against harmful oxygen compounds.
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