WICHITA CHAPTER - Us TOO INTL., INC.,
PROSTATE CANCER EDUCATION AND SUPPORT GROUP
ADVERTISING
Our own Wichita, Kansas Chapter, Us TOO Intl., Inc. website was
established on March 5, 2004. The website contains all information available
regarding our chapter and how it can help the prostate cancer patient and
anyone else interested in learning about this disease.
"UP AND COMING EVENTS" in the Active Life section of The Wichita
Eagle newspaper published the 2nd Thursday of every month describes the
date, time, location, subject, presenter of the chapter general meeting for
that month, and a contact telephone number. (We must provide updates a few
months ahead of time Email to Beth Bower/Wichita Eagle at )
The Self-Help Network, a program of the Psychology Department of Wichita
State University, provides data to The Wichita Eagle newspaper regarding
several support groups that includes "Cancer," and includes "Prostate
Cancer" and the name of our chapter and a contact telephone number.
(Self-Help telephone: 978-3843 Email: Website: )
"Active Aging" newspaper identifies our prostate cancer
chapter, meeting time, location, and contact telephone number. (Any changes
should be provided Email to Rebecca Funke/Editor )
Wesley Medical Centerwebsite provides
a link to our chapter website. When you click to the Wesley Website, on the
main page towards the bottom will a line identifying our Us TOO chapter
- click on that and it links you directly to our Chapter website. (Host: )
Via Christi Medical Centers website also
provides a link to our chapter website. When you click to the Via Christi
website, the main page upper right corner has a box to click "Search
this site." Click that and you get
a page with a blank to fill in for searching. Type in "Us TOO" then
click "Search" to continue. A page will come up listing our
Wichita chapter. Click on that and it takes you directly to our chapter
website. (Host: )
Us TOO Intl., Inc. provides a national website After
clicking to that website, click upper left box listing "A Calendar of
Prostate Cancer Related Events." This
will bring up "View the calendar." Click below that in the
block "Special Meetings." "Prostate Pointers Event Calendar" is
then shown. Find our Kansas listing - the date you are interested in -
then in the far right "Link to full message" column, click "Complete
Text" to review explanation of that meeting. (We must provide up-dates
a few months ahead of time by going to the above website, clicking to the
calendar of events, and following directions to enter new data).
A television public announcement has been produced showing our chapter coordinating
committee volunteer member Romauldo Turner encouraging viewers to call the
Via Christi Cancer Resource Center telephone number, that is also shown as
part of the presentation, to learn more about prostate cancer and our chapter.
The announcement was produced in thirty-second, fifteen-second, and ten-second
segments that local television stations can then broadcast in the time segment
that will best fit into their scheduling. This is done at no cost as a community
service. The cost of producing the announcements was financed by the generous
donation of five members of our chapter coordinating committee.
License Plates Frames Available!
Members have affixed this license plate frame on their vehicles to identify themselves as Prostate Cancer Survivors and to advertise how to contact us via our website. If other chapters or individuals are interested in something similar, contact for license plate frames can be made to : .
PATIENT ADVOCACY
We routinely provide to the offices of Urologists, Oncologists, family physicians,
the Via Christi Cancer Resource Center, the American Cancer Society, at health
fairs, and at other health related events copies of our Us TOO Intl., Inc.,
Prostate Cancer Education and Support Network flyer for these offices to
hand to prostate cancer patients and any others interested in learning more
about our cancer, that explains our agenda and provides contact numbers of
chapter volunteer members.
We purchase CD copies of all presentations at annual National/International Conferences on Prostate Cancer for loan to our members. Other VCR copies have been provided to the Via Christi Cancer Resource Center to also be loaned from that facility.
A flyer has been produced that is passed out at meetings and at health fairs
that explains the origin of our chapter on April 11, 1994, identifies our
founders (retired pastor Ken Short and Urologist A. J. Farha of the Wichita
Urology Group), explains the involvement we have in our community and what
we have to offer in support to anyone desiring to learn more about prostate
cancer, provides our chapter website and our telephone number, and recognizes
those community organizations that provide us support.
We participate as volunteers at several health fairs and other health related
events to talk to men and anyone interested about prostate cancer, as well
as provide them at no cost an abundance of materials regarding our cancer.
We produce "Observations" of particularly important and significant prostate cancer treatment information collected from prostate cancer conferences, physician-to-patient Emails, and an abundance of prostate cancer information gleaned from authoritative publications, prostate cancer lists and websites, discussions with physicians, and any-and-all other reliable sources. These "Observations" are then made available to our membership and any others interested in learning more about prostate cancer in printed form as well as on a page on our chapter website. "Observations" to date include "VERY IMPORTANT! Prevent "FLARE" Before Beginning or Returning to Androgen Deprivation Therapy (ADT);" "A Wake Up Call To Men And The Women Who Care About Them;" "Prostate Cancer - Not To Be Taken Lightly!;" "Important Diet and Supplement Considerations In Our Fight Against Prostate Cancer;" "Androgen Deprivation Therapy (ADT) Following Recurring Prostate Cancer;" "An Example of Maintaining Prostate Cancer Statistics;" "My Experience Since 1996 With Androgen Deprivation Side Effects;" "Precautionary Measures When Bisphosphonates or LHRH Agonists Are To Be Administered;" "Shingles - A virus common to adults over age 60 (the same age levels as most diagnosed with prostate cancer) who formerly had chicken pox."
We have assembled a "Prostate Cancer Facts" pamphlet made up
of published material significant to better understanding prostate cancer.
This is made available to our membership and any others interested in learning
more about prostate cancer and made available at health fairs or other health
related events, advising them to use the information in the pamphlet in discussion
with their physicians.
