Since then the organizarion has been launched. On the first Wednesday of each month a Board of Directors meeting is held in Lansing, MI to review and develop actions to benefit the men of Michigan.

Success will only come if we are able to activate the participation and communication of the 2 million or more men in Michigan at risk for prostate cancer and many more people that care about them.

We need to create links and a dialog between patients, clinicians, local support groups, state and national agencies.

Below are some of our driving principles.

Timely, informed choices regarding diligent detection and treatment is the key to prostate cancer survivorship quality.

To network with survivors,.clinicians, and cancer support organizations to help Michigan men make timely, informed choices regarding detection and survivorship of prostate cancer.

• Affirm and solidify liaison with existing Michigan prostate cancer education and support groups.
  
• Encourage the mobilization of corporate and private foundations’ resources to support the PCaC-MI mission.
  
• Increase access to prostate health care for the medically underserved in Michigan.
  
• Encourage participation in clinical trials.
  
• Advocate for coverage of patient costs incurred in all phases of clinical trials.
  
• Become the hub for the prostate cancer education and the support group network in Michigan.
  
  

• Develop information delivery systems tailored to specific audiences
  
• Establish a clearinghouse of prostate cancer information
  
• Promote prostate cancer educational programs for medical providers and policy makers
  
• Develop cooperation between the education and support networks in Michigan and the Prostate Cancer Coalition of Michigan (PCaCMI)
  
  

• Encourage policy makers to support Coalition goals
  
• Mobilization and collaboration of education and support network groups
  
• Create a dialog between private industry, charitable foundations, state agencies and the Prostate Cancer Coalition of Michigan (PCaCMI)
  
• Encourage the development and extension of prostate cancer outreach programs to the underserved and culturally diverse communities in the State of Michigan
  
• Encourage corporations and private entities to allocate resources to prostate cancer education
  
• Accelerate the application of research results into clinical practice
  
• Increase multi-center collaboration in Michigan
  
  

PCaC-MI does not endorse products, services, or manufacturers. Such names appear here solely because they are considered valuable information. We assume no liability for use of contents of any product or service mentioned.

Information provided by the PCaC-MI is based upon professional advice, published, experience and expert opinion. Information provided in response to questions does not constitute therapeutic recommendations or prescriptions. The PCaC-MI recommends that all questions and information be discussed with a personal physician.

We are a member of this organization. We have been active providing survivor advocate input to the refinement of their Prostate Cancer Control Plan for Michigan. We provided this input by our participation in the Prostate Cancer Advisory Committee's workgroups to propose goals and objectives for implementation by 2010 in three areas: primary and secondary prevention, treatment, and survivorship/quality of life. A decision was made to proceed with forming an Action Committee to refine and implement the goals and objective for survivorship/quality of life.

Currently we are actively providing inputs to this Action Committee's workgroups charged with Prostate Cancer Priority: "By 2010, practice guidelines and educational materials will be available for professionals and survivors/families that address prostate cancer symptom management across the survivor continuum."

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