It's our disease It's our country It's our White House We must raise 5,000 signatures by Oct 22 to be considered. Please sign the petition to: Light The White House Blue to raise Prostate and Testicular cancer awareness. We must get 5,000 signatures by Oct 22 to be considered. Please click and sign now. This [...]
This year, let's take prostate cancer awareness building into our own hands. Light a Blue Bulb every night (or, for a few nights) during September. Too often, we look to nonprofits, government agencies and corporations to lead our advocacy efforts?and, sometimes, we are deeply disappointed. This year, our national prostate cancer nonprofit, Malecare, asks us [...]
The March 18, 2010 issue of *New England Journal of Medicine* (Volume 362, #11, March 18) includes a study: "Clinical Trials That Explicitly Exclude Gay and Lesbian Patients." The authors are Brian L. Egleston, Ph.D., Roland L. Dunbrack, Jr., Ph.D., & Michael J. Hall, M.D. Here's how the report starts: "We recently encountered proposed studies [...]
To: The House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform Re: “Prostate Cancer: New Questions About Screening and Treatment” March 4, 2010 We wish to thank the Committee for allowing us to present four important issues, on behalf of the thousands of men, their loved ones and their families, whom Malecare serves. Founded in 1998, Malecare [...]
KEYS TO A SUCCESSFUL CONGRESSIONAL VISIT “WHAT TO EXPECT, WHAT TO DO AND NOT DO” 1. Have a message. Know what you want and be prepared to ask. Hill meetings can be quite short so it’s key to get to the point and make your point clear and concisely. 2. Meetings on the Hill can [...]