Malecare seeks support for research

From http://www.malecare.org/:

"What Went Wrong: Eliminating Mistakes in Diagnosis and Treatment of Prostate Cancer" is a cancer research project sponsored by Malecare and led by John's Hopkins researcher Channing Paller. We only need $4,120 to complete our funding!

In 1988, about 20% of men with prostate cancer had metastatic disease on first presentation; today fewer than 4% first present with advanced disease.

Yet more than 9,000 men still present with metastatic prostate cancer every year, and black men are far more likely than whites to be among them. We believe that for all of these men, something truly did go wrong and that determining the reasons why requires stringent and diligent surveillance, examination, analysis, and response. If we can find the reasons, we may be able to help ALL prostate cancer patients.

This study looks at black and white men first diagnosed with advanced disease. We analyze the care leading up to their late diagnoses. The aim is to identify modifiable factors that may have contributed to missed or late diagnoses. What went wrong for each man individually? What patterns can we observe across the group?

Please help complete funding by clicking on: SUPPORT NOW!

This is important research. We are so very close to completing our funding and starting the project, so, please help out with as much support as you can. Please feel encouraged to email any questions or comments to me, Darryl Mitteldorf, directly at: darryl-at-malecare.org