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Schedule an Appointment With Dr. PSA - Your Prostate Health
Authority
Web Service Offering Online Education and Awareness on Prostate
Health Targets Black Men
Boston, MA (BlackNews.com) - The Prostate Health Education Network (PHEN),
a Boston-based non-profit organization, today introduced its newest
team member, "DR. PSA." This interactive web-based tool is designed
to help educate men and their families about prostate health in an
effort towards eliminating the African American prostate cancer
disparity. DR. PSA takes his name from the most recognizable measure
for prostate health; Prostate Specific Antigen - known as PSA.
Many men lack knowledge of their prostate health, and feel
embarrassed to speak about it-even with their personal doctor. While
not an actual physician, DR. PSA is an internet personality who
serves as a confidant and guide to men, giving a "face" to the
important issue of prostate health education and awareness. Although
not intended to be a substitute for one's personal physician, DR.
PSA does provide basic information that will help men and their
families communicate more effectively with their doctors and share
in important decisions from prostate cancer screening to treatment.
"DR. PSA is another critical and innovative service that PHEN is
using to increase prostate health education and awareness among the
men who need this knowledge most," said PHEN President and founder
Thomas A. Farrington. "More Blacks are on the internet today and
PHEN will use this medium extensively to increase our outreach to
educate and save lives."
By using this technology, PHEN hopes to broaden its educational
efforts by targeting men and women who might have questions about
prostate health, but need basic knowledge in order to address them
effectively. For example, in his online forum, "Prostate Health
101," DR. PSA provides access to important information beginning
with answering the question; "what is the prostate?"
A key element in winning a battle against prostate cancer is
education and awareness for men and their families. Although
prostate cancer can cause death, it can be cured with early
detection and proper treatment. DR. PSA aims to provide the
knowledge and awareness that can help lead to early cancer
detection, and reduce the death rate of Black men, who are twice as
likely (2.4 times) to die from prostate cancer than men of any other
racial or ethnic group.
"DR. PSA will open the initial lines of communication among men
concerned about their own prostate health-and also women who want to
understand, communicate, or help manage the prostate health of their
fathers, husbands, sons, or other loved ones." adds Farrington. "The
goal here is to bring men and their families one step closer to
early detection, and to surviving prostate cancer."
To visit with DR. PSA and for more information about PHEN's
education and awareness activities, please visit
www.prostatehealthed.org
or
www.prostatehealthed.org/blog.php
About PHEN: The Prostate Health Education Network, Inc, (PHEN)
is a non-profit 501(c)3 organization founded in Boston by Thomas A.
Farrington, an African American prostate cancer survivor and author
of the books, Battling the Killer Within and Battling the Killer
Within and Winning." PHEN's mission is to increase prostate health
education and awareness among African American men to help save
lives and reduce the prostate cancer racial mortality disparity. The
Organization has successfully implemented a model that forms unique
partnerships between prostate cancer survivors, community
organizations, and medical centers. Members of the US Congressional
Black Caucus Have joined with PHEN to launch a radio awareness
campaign within their districts.
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