| The Prostate Cancer Research and
Education Foundation, under the leadership of Dr. Israel Barken, Medical Director,
gives seed money grants to innovative researchers with new ideas in prostate cancer.
Our emphasis is on research to prevent the spread of metastasis to the bone.
Please make a donation today.
PC-REF Provides a Variety of Resources
for Your Use: 1. Ask Dr. Barken call in show
- Have your questions answered by world leading medical experts! Every Tuesday
night from 6 pm - 7 pm PST. Just call 1-877-PCREF-01.
2. Personal
Coaching - Individual coaching with Dr. Barken is a personalized review of
your situation with specific private feedback. Dr. Barken will analyze and discuss
your situation with you. A donation to PC-REF, depending on the amount of time
required, is expected. 3. Monthly "Featured
Speaker" Webcast - A guest speaker talks on a prostate cancer or quality
of life topic on the second Saturday of the month at 11:00 AM, Pacific Time. It
is webcast live over the Internet. Archives of past webcasts are available. 4.
"PC-REF Reporter" - A newsletter
featuring comments by Dr. Israel Barken on the latest research papers. To receive
the Reporter, click here. 5. Coach-to-Player (C2P)
- A public Internet mailing list where Dr. Barken, Medical Director of PC-REF,
gives educational answers to your questions and provides general overviews to
current medical issues. To join, click here, and follow the instructions. 6.
Medical Smart Chart - creates a one-page graphical representation
of your medical history, showing the relationship between test results and treatments.
Multigraph is an excellent tool for any doctor's visit. 7. Support
Groups - If you live in the San Diego area, we have monthly support groups
for newcomers, younger men, or partners-only, in addition to regular meetings
open to all.
While most of these services are free, your financial support
is greatly needed, not only for these services but also to support PC-REF's Seed
Money Grant Program. We provide financial support for innovative researchers so
they can develop preliminary data. These results are needed to attract larger
grants from major institutions so they can develop the full scale project. You
can donate online at or send a check to PC-REF,
5520 Welesley St, Suite 103B, La Mesa, CA 91942. (phone: 619/461-8181) We are
a 501(c)(3) non-profit public foundation and your contributions are fully deductible.PC-REF's
tax ID number is: 91-1863748.
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