Welcome to the Prostate Cancer Coalition of North Carolina (PCCNC)!
Vision
By working together, the citizens of North Carolina will see a day when prostate cancer is no longer a threat to the families of our state.
Mission
The coalition focuses on three goals:
Please visit our awareness page to learn about how to understand personal risk of developing prostate cancer and to learn about various awareness raising initiatives. Our early detection page can help with understanding the value of screening and new tests that might help assure high quality personalized care. Evolving "best practices" programs are designed to help patients and survivors throughout their experience. Please feel free to contact us if you have any questions or would like to get involved!
By working together, the citizens of North Carolina will see a day when prostate cancer is no longer a threat to the families of our state.
Mission
The coalition focuses on three goals:
- Raising awareness of prostate cancer as a major health threat to North Carolina families.
- Promoting community, state, and national action to battle this disease.
- Helping to unite and coordinate the efforts of all those battling prostate cancer in North Carolina.
Please visit our awareness page to learn about how to understand personal risk of developing prostate cancer and to learn about various awareness raising initiatives. Our early detection page can help with understanding the value of screening and new tests that might help assure high quality personalized care. Evolving "best practices" programs are designed to help patients and survivors throughout their experience. Please feel free to contact us if you have any questions or would like to get involved!
Monthly Meetings - please call the contact listed for each meeting for Zoom meeting information - in person meetings are listed below in bold. All other in-person meetings are currently suspended due to COVID-19, but many continue to meet virtually via ZOOM.
- Weekly, Tuesdays at 1:00 PM - Men, How Are Your Numbers? Forsyth County Health Department. Contact Stanley Howard, 743-900-2211
- 1st Tuesday 6:30 PM - WNC Prostate Support First Baptist Church of Asheville, 5 Oak Street, Asheville, NC 28801 contact: Eric Naimark 828-419-4565 - Click here to join this meeting via Zoom.
- 1st Wednesday 12 noon - Prostate Cancer Coalition of North Carolina (PCCNC), 919.703.5345 - Click here to join this meeting via Zoom.
- 1st Thursday 6:00 PM - Wilmington Prostate Cancer Support, New Hanover Regional Medical Center, 2131 South 17th Street, Wilmington, NC 28403 contact: Ed Spencer 910-409-8734
- 2nd Monday 7:00 PM (call to confirm) - Buddy Kemp Prostate Cancer Support Group, Novant Health, 242 Colonial Ave., Charlotte, NC 28207 contact: Wes Sturgis 704-621-8621
- 2nd Tuesday 6:30 PM - Prostate Health Coalition Group, Lincoln Community Health Center, Conference Room A, 1301 Fayetteville St., Durham, NC 27707 contact: Howard Williams 919-956-4025
- 2nd Thursday 8:30 AM - Prostate Cancer Support Group of Craven County, Emerald Golf Club, 5000 Clubhouse Drive, New Bern, NC 28562 contact: Victor Taylor 252-617-2537 - Click here to join this meeting via Zoom.
- 3rd Monday 5:30 PM - Greensboro Prostate Cancer Support Group, Cone Health Cancer Center, 2nd Floor Conference Rm 2-022, 501 N. Elam Avenue, Greensboro, NC 27403 contact: Brenda Epperson at 336-832-0688
- 3rd Tuesday 3:00 PM - Onslow County Prostate Cancer Support Group, Jacksonville Commons Recreation Center, 100 Recreation Lane Jacksonville, NC 28541 contact: William Henderson 910-382-9037
- 3rd Friday 12 noon to 1:30 - North Carolina Minority Prostate Cancer Awareness Action Team, Zeta Sigma House in Raleigh contact: James Smith, MD 919-414-5314
- 4th Monday 4:00 PM - Duke Triangle Area Prostate Cancer Support Group, Duke South Trent Drive, Durham, NC 27710 contact: Patrick Plumeri 919-668-2480
- 4th Friday 12:00 PM - Umoja Prostate Cancer Support Group, Martin Street Baptist Church 1001 East Martin Street, Raleigh, NC 27601 contact: Louie Ross 919-889-1126
- Last Friday 9:00 AM - Brother to Brother Prostate Cancer Support Group, Seahorse Restaurant, 2301a Stantonsburg Road, Greenville, NC 27834 contact: John Head 252-227-1527