New proposal to curb Medicare spending uses prostate cancer as model - Cancer Network

[Guest guest]

http://www.cancernetwork.com/news/display/article/10165/1701568

I wonder why they don't do this with another cancer as the model? Maybe

because not many men are active as advocates? When they suggested raising

the breast cancer age to 50 they had over 30,000 signatures on a petition in

a week. We have 3,000 signatures on the NFL petitions in three weeks. Many

of those signatures are from women. Some of you have signed but how many

have not? If you have signed have you asked friends to sign? I got the man

who came to the house to check for termites to sign and he is about 30. He

thought it was a great idea and now he is a little more aware of diet,

exercise and talking to his doctor when he gets older. It was about a three

minute conversation.

The Virginia Prostate Cancer Coalition supports the Prostate Cancer

Foundation in their appeal to the NFL. Please take a minute now to add your

name to one of the petitions. We thank you for caring.

Dan Zenka and the Prostate Cancer Foundation have set up two online

petitions asking the National Football League (NFL) to " step up " and support

the cause for prostate cancer.

The NFL does a great job of supporting breast cancer during National Breast

Cancer Awareness Month (in October). In 2011 let's get NFL players in light

blue during National Prostate Cancer Awareness Month (September). Sign on to

one of the two online petitions to let the football community know that

there is support behind this request.

If you have a Facebook account, click here to use the Facebook petition.

If you prefer not to go through Facebook, just add your signature here.

(There's no need to donate once your signature is added.)

http://vapcacoalition.org/

While you are on the VPCC website, take a few minutes to read Fred Gersh's

article To Advocate or not to Advocate: IS THAT the Question?

Kathy Meade