PCaSO
PCaSO is entirely run by prostate cancer patients and their families for prostate cancer patients and their families. We have no offices, no highly paid executives nor any paid staff at all. Everyone is a volunteer.
Our Aims
to raise awareness of prostate cancer so that more men have an Earlier Diagnosis when the chances of a cure are high;
to run PSA Testing Events mainly in Spring and Autumn each year to provide the first step in testing whehter men have Prostate Cancer;
to target those men most at risk – men who are Black or who have Prostate, Breast or … Cancer in their immediate family.
What We Do
Provide Members with Support
We have hundreds of members, mainly in Dorset, Hampshire and Sussex with some across the country and a handful abroad.
Using WhatsApp Support Groups, Telephone Support and Local Drop in Groups. Members can talk with others who have also been diagnosed with Prostate Cancer, understand what they are going through and can offer their experience to help support them. You are not alone.
Raise Awareness through PSA Testing Events
We spread information about prostate cancer by publishing leaflets and a quarterly newsletter for men and their families, and through our two incredibly well regarded booklets:
Knowledge Empowers
Healthy Living
Improve local service provision for Prostate Cancer Diagnosis and Treatment
PCaSO raises money to help improve services at local hospitals, to encourage research into prostate cancer and to improve knowledge of prostate cancer.
Videos
Recordings of Zoom Meetings and Presentations covering a wide variety of topics related to Prostate Cancer and PCaSO
Patient Stories
A number of men have shared their stories to help those going through similar Prostate Cancer Diagnosis and Treatment journeys.
Prostate Cancer Research and Awareness
We take part in advisory groups and committees within our area and, through the National Federation of Prostate Cancer Support Groups and our connection with Prostate Cancer UK, on the national stage.