Wellbeing
The prostate cancer community’s presence is making itself known inside the beltway.
Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi attended last night's reception on Capitol Hill and discussed the prostate cancer problem with Trip Casscells, former Assistant Secretary of Defense for Health Affairs and Mike Milken, PCF's founder and Chairman. Both Casscells and Milken are prostate cancer survivors.
Day 2: Following yesterday’s Survivor’s and Supporters breakfast and press conference, at which PCF, BBHOP, PHEN and ZERO outlined the Five Point Call to Action for policymakers, letters urging increased Government support for research funding and support systems were delivered to every Senator’s and Representative’s office on Capitol Hill and to President Obama at the White House. The Five Point Call to Action is endorsed by 14 of America’s cancer organization all focusing on prostate cancer.
At last night’s reception on Capitol Hill, I was able to speak with Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi, Senator John Kerry (MA) and Senator Jeff Sessions (AL) and relay the urgent need for increased focus on this disease.
This morning at ZERO’s advocacy meeting, Trip Casscells, former Assistant Secretary of Defense for Health Affairs and PCF director, spoke of the urgent need for expanded prostate cancer research and bringing funding levels up to those appropriated for breast cancer. Other presenters partnered with PCF are Dr. Stanley Frencher with the Black Barbershop Health Outreach Program and Adam Garone, founder of Movember.
At the Capitol Hill reception I was able to discuss research advances with Senator Jeff Sessions from Alabama.
U.S. Representative and prostate cancer survivor Randy Neugebauer (TX) and Representative Elijah Cummings (MD) are also presenting at the ZERO meeting today.
Beyond the compelling case we are making–with more research progress being made this year than in the past decade–there is the added benefit of all these organizations working in concert to bring our message to policymakers here in Washington. We are making inroads. Our voices and the voices of more than 2.5 million American men and their families are being heard.
Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi attended last night's reception on Capitol Hill and discussed the prostate cancer problem with Trip Casscells, former Assistant Secretary of Defense for Health Affairs and Mike Milken, PCF's founder and Chairman. Both Casscells and Milken are prostate cancer survivors.
Day 2: Following yesterday’s Survivor’s and Supporters breakfast and press conference, at which PCF, BBHOP, PHEN and ZERO outlined the Five Point Call to Action for policymakers, letters urging increased Government support for research funding and support systems were delivered to every Senator’s and Representative’s office on Capitol Hill and to President Obama at the White House. The Five Point Call to Action is endorsed by 14 of America’s cancer organization all focusing on prostate cancer.
At last night’s reception on Capitol Hill, I was able to speak with Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi, Senator John Kerry (MA) and Senator Jeff Sessions (AL) and relay the urgent need for increased focus on this disease.
This morning at ZERO’s advocacy meeting, Trip Casscells, former Assistant Secretary of Defense for Health Affairs and PCF director, spoke of the urgent need for expanded prostate cancer research and bringing funding levels up to those appropriated for breast cancer. Other presenters partnered with PCF are Dr. Stanley Frencher with the Black Barbershop Health Outreach Program and Adam Garone, founder of Movember.
At the Capitol Hill reception I was able to discuss research advances with Senator Jeff Sessions from Alabama.
U.S. Representative and prostate cancer survivor Randy Neugebauer (TX) and Representative Elijah Cummings (MD) are also presenting at the ZERO meeting today.
Beyond the compelling case we are making–with more research progress being made this year than in the past decade–there is the added benefit of all these organizations working in concert to bring our message to policymakers here in Washington. We are making inroads. Our voices and the voices of more than 2.5 million American men and their families are being heard.