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IMPACT Publications

IMPACT Papers Published & In Press as of 12-1-07
The analysis, interpretations, and conclusions presented in these publications are those of the authors and not the State of California.

Status	Authors	Topic/Title/Summary	Journal/Venue/Target Dates
Published	Maliski SL, Clerkin B, Litwin MS	Describing a Nurse Case Manager Intervention to Empower Low-Income Men with Prostate Cancer	Oncol Nurs Forum. 2004 Jan-Feb;31(1):57-64.
Published	Walling A, Maliski SL, Litwin MS	Assessment of content completeness and accuracy of prostate cancer patient education materials	Patient Education and Counseling; Vol 54(3):337-343
Published	Maliski SL, Kwan L, Krupski TL, Fink A, Litwin MS	Confidence for Communicating with Physicians among Los-Income Prostate Cancer Patients	Urology. 2004 Aug;64(2):329-34
Published	Weintraub D, Maliski SL, Choe, Fink A, Litwin MS	Suitability of prostate cancer education materials: applying a standardized assessment tool to currently available materials.	Patient Educ Couns. 2004 Nov;55(2):275-80
Published	Maliski SL, Kwan L, Orecklin JR, Saigal CS, Litwin MS	Predictors of Fatigue After Treatment for Prostate Cancer	Urology. 2005 Jan; 65(1):101-8.
Published	Gore J, Krupski T, Kwan L, Fink A, Litwin MS	Mental health in low income, uninsured men with prostate cancer	J of Urology. 2005 Apr; 173(4):1323-6.
Published	Maliski SL, Litwin MS	Unsolicited Comments on Quantitative Surveys: An Untapped Data Source	ONF 2007; 34(1):142-147
Published	Krupski TL, Fink A, Kwan L, Maliski SL, Connor SE, Clerkin B, Litwin MS	Health Related Quality of Life in Low-Income, Uninsured Men with Prostate Cancer	J Healthcare of Poor & underserved 2005 May;16(2):375-90.
Published	Maliski SL, Connor SE, Fink A, Litwin MS	Information Desired and Acquired by Prostate Cancer Patients: Data from Ethnic Focus Groups	Health Education and Behavior 2006 Jun;33(3):393-409.
Published	Krupski TL, Kwan L, Sonn G	Ethnic Variation in HRQOL Among low-income men with prostate cancer	Journal of Ethnicity and Disease 2005 Summer;15(3):461-8
Published	Krupski TL, Bergman J, Kwan L and Litwin MS	Quality of Prostate Cancer Care in a Statewide Public Assistance Program	Cancer. 2005 Sep 1;104(5):985-92
Published	Krupski TL, Kwan, L, Fink A, Sonn GA, Maliski S, Litwin MS	Spirituality influences health related quality of life in men with prostate cancer	Psychooncology. 2005 May 3; 15(2):121-31
Published	Gore J, Krupski T, Kwan L, Maliski SL, Litwin MS	Partnership status influences quality of life in low-income, uninsured men with prostate cancer	Cancer. 2005 Jul 1;104(1):191-8.
Published	Brar R, Maliski SL, Kwan L, Krupski T, Litwin MS	Changes in quality of life among low-income men treated for prostate cancer	Urology. 2005 Aug;66(2):344-9.
Published	Anger JT, Maliski SL, Krupski TL, Kwan L, Gore JL, Fink A, Connor SE, Orecklin JR, Litwin MS.	Outcomes in men denied access to a California public assistance program for prostate cancer.	Public Health Reports. 2007 Mar-Apr;122(2):217-23.
Published	Deibert CM, Maliski SL, Kwan L, Fink A, Connor SE, Litwin MS.	Prostate Cancer Knowledge Among Low-Income, Minority Men	Journal of Urology; 2007May;177(5):1851-5
Published	Zavala MW, Maliski SL, Kwan L, Miller DC, Fink A, Litwin MS.	Longitudinal Quality of Life in Low-Income Men in a Public Prostate Cancer Treatment Program	J Health Care Poor Underserved. 2008 Feb;19(1):200-14.
Published	Hu JC, Kwan L, Krupski TL, Anger JT, Maliski SL, Connor S, Litwin MS.	Determinants of treatment regret in low-income, minority men with prostate cancer	Urology. 2008 Feb 28; [Epub ahead of print]
Published	Miller DC, Kwan L, Stepanian S, Andersen RM, Litwin MS	Racial Disparities in Access to Care for Men in a Public Assistance Program for Prostate Cancer.	J Community Health. 2008 May 22. [Epub ahead of print]
In Press	Miller DC, Litwin MS, Bergman J, Stepanian S, Connor, SE, Kwan L, Aronson W	Prostate Cancer Severity Among Low-Income, Uninsured Men.	Urology; Feb. 2009
In Press	Maliski SL, Kwan L	Symptom Clusters Related to Prostate Cancer Treatment.	ONF; Sept. 2008

groups

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Support Groups

Men of African Descent
American Cancer Society, South Central Unit
641 E. El Segundo Blvd.
Los Angeles, CA 90059
Meet: 3rd Saturday of every month
Time: 10 am to Noon
Facilitator: Yochanan Israel
Contact #: 323-865-3085

Malecare, Inc.
www.malecare.com

California Prostate Cancer Coalition
1710 Webster Street
Oakland, CA 94612
Phone: (510)893-7900 x208
Fax: (510)874-7161

US TOO- CA
http://www.ustoo.com

Prostate Cancer Support Group
Mountain Valley Unit of the ACS
2889 Cohasset Rd. #6
Chico, CA 95973
Phone: (530)342-4567
Fax: (530)345-5871
Contact: Norton Ernest

The Prostate Cancer Group
Culver City, CA
Phone: (213)252-3522

Kaiser Permanete Prostate Cancer Support
9961 Sierra
Fontana, CA 92335
Phone: (909)427-7604
ERLYP@aol.com
Contact: Erlinda Patterson

PC Educational Seminars Group
Department of Urology
9985 Sierra Ave.
Fontana, CA 92335
Phone: (909)427-6340
Contact: Erlinda Patterson

Prostate Cancer Survivors' Support Group
Washington Hospital Health System
2000 Mowry Avenue
Fremont, CA 94538
Phone: (510)745-6433
JimFulks@Home.com
Contact: Marianne Heltzel, Tumor Registrar

Prostate Cancer Support Group
St. Agnes Medical Center
7130 N. Milbrooke Suite 112
Fresno, CA 93720
Phone: (559)449-3000
Contact: Dan Tovar

Prostate Forum
1136 West Fern Dr.
Fullerton, CA 92833
Phone: (714)526-3793
geezer@aol.com
Contact: Bill Dehn
Web:www.prostateforum.org

Hemet Prostate Cancer Support Group
Hemet Valley Medical Center
Hemet, CA
Phone: (909)652-5034
spiere@proinet.net
Contact: Norman Spiere

Prostate Cancer Support Group - Long Beach
Huntington Beach, CA
Phone: (714)969-0576

Prostate Cancer Support Group
San Diego Urology Center
8851 Center Dr. Suite 501
LaMesa, CA 91942
Phone: (619)697-2456
Contact: Kimberly Lane, NP

Cancer Resources, Prostate Cancer Support
Loma Linda Medical Canter
11382 Mountain View Ave
Loma Linda, CA 92354
Phone: 1-800-782-2623
Contact: Cheryl Boswell

Long Beach PC Support Group
3671 Cortner Ave.
Long Beach, CA 90808
Phone: (562)430-6110
Fax: 562-431-8666
apilgrm@aol.com
Contact: Aubrey Pilgrim

Prostate Cancer Support Group
UCLA School of Medicine
Los Angeles, CA
Phone: (310)206-6453

Prostate Cancer Support Group
10833 Le conte
UCLA Medical Center Rm 66-184chs
Los Angeles, CA 90024
Phone: (310)825-8407
Fax: (310)267-0383
Contact: Mary Lou Yarosh

The Prostate Cancer Research Center
5777 West Century Blvd. Suite 885
Los Angeles, CA 90045
Phone: (310)743-2110

Prostate Cancer Self-Help Group of the CA Central Coast
100 Barnet Segal Lane
Monterey, CA 93940
Phone: Paul Soifer
psoif@earthlink.net
http://www.prostatecancer-mtrybay.org
Contact: (831)373-5531

Prostate Cancer Forum
547 North Wrightwood
Orange, CA 92869
Phone: (714)633-9241
murraycorw@aol.com
Contact: Murry Corwin

Prostate Cancer Support Group for Antelope Valley
1043 West Ave. M-4 Suite B
Palm Dale, CA 93551
Phone: (661)945-7585
cmeade@cancer.org
Contact: Celyna Meade
Comments: or Susan Baker (661)273-2200

Prostate Cancer Support Group
Wellness Community - Foothills
200 E. Del Mar #118
Pasadena, CA 91105
Phone: (626)796-1083
Fax: (626)796-0601
jkraemer@thewellnesscommunity.org
Contact: Janet Kraemer, Ph.D.

Tri Valley Prostate Cancer Support Group
Kaiser Medical Offices
Stoneridge Drive
Pleasanton, CA 94588
Phone: (925)846-7460
Contact: Reg Shaffer

Prostate Cancer Support Group
Pomona Valley Hospital Cancer Care Center
Pomona, CA
Phone: (909)865-9691
Contact: Martha Osborne

Prostate Cancer Support Group
Eisenhower Memorial Hospital
109 West Torrance Blvd.
Redondo Beach, CA 90277
Phone: (310)376-3550
twcsbc@aol.com
Contact: Linda Neil

Wellness Community Support Group
109 West Torrance Blvd, Ste 100
Redondo Beach, CA 90277
Phone: (310)376-3550

Men and Prostate Cancer
Riverside Medical Foundation
P.O. Box 2605
Riverside, CA 92516-2605
Phone: (909)682-2753
Fax: (909)682-2755
rivmedfndn@aol.com
Contact: David Philips, Executive Director

UC Davis Cancer Center / Mercy San Juan Medical Center
Sacramento Prostate Cancer Support Group
6501 Coyle Ave.
Sacramento, CA 95608
Phone: (916) 537-5237
bnicholson@chw.edu
Beverly Nicholson, RN, CNS

Prostate Cancer Self-Help Group of the CA Central Coast
Salinas, CA
Phone: (831)372-4987
pierce@earthlink.net
http://www.prostatecancer-mtrybay.org
Contact: Frank Pierce

Kaiser Permanente PC Education Support Group
Urology Department
4647 Zion Ave.
San Diego, CA 92120
Phone: (619)528-5459
Contact: Loretta

San Diego Prostate Cancer Support Group
6699 Alvarado Rd. Suite 2301
San Diego, CA 92120
Phone: (619)287-8866
Fax: (619)287-8890
Contact: Frieda Barken

Prostate Cancer Support Group
St. Francis Memorial Hospital
San Francisco, CA
Phone: (415)776-2208
Contact: Bill Aguiare

Prostate Cancer Support Group
VA Medical Center, Ambulatory Care Clinic
112 MP 4150 Clements Street
San Francisco, CA 94121
Phone: (415)221-4810 x3545
Fax: (415)710-2181
Contact: Dallis Manwaring

UCSF Cancer Center
Prostate Cancer Support Group
2356 Sutter St
San Francisco, CA 94115
Phone: (415) 885-3770
Contact: Debra Marks

San Jose Prostate Cancer Support Group
Camden Lifetime Activity Center
3369 Union Ave.
San Jose, CA
Phone: (408)257-1028
http://members.aol.com/MikeA60/pc.htm
Contact: Mike Ausloos

Prostate Cancer Support Group
Cancer Foundation of Santa Barbara
300 West Pueblo St.
Santa Barbara, CA 93105
Phone: (805)569-7446
Fax: (805)569-7406
Contact: Mary Solis

Santa Cruz County Prostate Cancer Support Group
Dominican Santa Cruz Hospital
63 Asta Drive
La Selva Beach, CA 95076
Phone: (831)684-0940
Email: laselvaman@hotmail.com
http://www.scprostate.org
Contact: Howard Waage (831) 688-0423

CaPCURE
1250 Fourth Street, Suite 360
Santa Monica, CA 90401
Phone: 1-800-757-2873
Fax: (310)458-8074
capcure@capcure.org
http://www.capcure.org

Prostate Cancer Support of Santa Monica the Wellness Community
West Los Angeles
2716 Ocean Park Blvd. Suite 1040
Santa Monica, CA 90405
Phone: (310)314-2555
Fax: (310)314-7586
Contact: Michael States
Contact: Linda Kerner

Simi Valley Prostate Cancer Support Group
3900 Avenida Simi
Simi Valley, CA 93063
Phone: 805-522-4782
com9600@aaahawk.com
Contact: Curtis Minor; Dave Middleton (805-526-7255)

Informed PC Support Group
3168 Fair Oaks Drive
Spring Valley, CA 91978
Phone: (619)670-5055
Contact: Wayne Kenaston Jr.

El Camino Hospital Concern Group
245 Lanitos Ave.
Sunny Vale, CA 94086
Phone: (408)730-5869
Contact: Jim Pell

Prostate Cancer Support Group
Tahoe Forest Hospital
P.O. Box 759
Truckee, CA 96160
Phone: (530)582-3583
Fax: (530)582-6558
health@talis.org
Contact: Windy Smith

Prostate Cancer Support Group
Wellness Community
3276 McNutt Ave.
Walnut Creek, CA 94596
Phone: (925)933-0107
Contact: Judy Blazin

Prostate Cancer Support Group
Wellness Community
530 Hampshire Rd
Westlake Village, CA 91361
Phone: (310)743-2110
Contact:

Man to Man Prostate Cancer Support Group
976 Pacific Ave
Willows, CA 95988
Phone: (530)934-3993
Contact: Norton Ernest

treatment

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Treatment Options

3D Conformal Beam Therapy

3D conformal beam radiation therapy use high energy rays such as x-rays or high energy particles that are too tiny to see to kill the cancer cells. The beam from the radiation machine is focused so that it kills mainly the cancer cells, not the normal cells.

Brachytherapy

Brachytherapy is a type of radiation treatment that works from inside your body to kill prostate cancer cells. Brachytherapy is also called internal radiation therapy or seed implantation. Brachytherapy is used to treat prostate cancer in its early stages when it has not moved out of the prostate gland.

Chemotherapy

Chemotherapy is the use of powerful anti-cancer drugs to kill your prostate cancer cells. When prostate cancer begins to grow while a man is having hormone therapy your doctor may suggest chemotherapy as a treatment option. While the chemotherapy will not cure the prostate cancer, it may slow the cancer's growth. Men should discuss the potential risks and benefits of this type of treatment with their doctor.

Hormone Therapy

Hormone treatment is used to lower the amount of male hormones in a man's body. These male hormones are called androgens. Androgens are made mainly in the testicles. Decreasing androgens can cause prostate cancer to shrink or grow more slowly. This treatment will not cure the cancer, but will control it.

IMRT (Intensity Modulated Radiation Therapy):

a type of external beam radiation therapy. With IMRT your doctor uses a computer to plan the exact dose (or amount) of radiation that is aimed at your prostate cancer. The computer uses information about the size, shape, and location of your prostate cancer to figure out how much radiation is needed to kill your prostate cancer cells. IMRT uses high doses of radiation to kill your prostate cancer cells while protecting the healthy cells that surround your prostate cancer.

Radical Prostatectomy

A radical prostatectomy is an operation where a surgeon removes the entire prostate gland and surrounding lymph nodes.

Watchful Waiting

In this approach, a man´s physician carefully monitors the progress of the prostate cancer. Usually this method of treatment is used only when the prostate cancer is been determined to be very slow-growing. The man's PSA (Prostate-Specific-Antigen) level is checked regularly and if the PSA level starts to rise then other treatment options are explored.

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IMPACT Educational Materials

Listening

Topic

Download Link

Controlling Your Pain English (Windows Media Format)
Controlling Your Pain English (MP3 Format)

Prostate Cancer Surgery

Windows Media Audio 9 Format - English
Windows Media Audio 9 Format - Spanish
MP3 Format - English
MP3 Format - Spanish

Chemotherapy and Prostate Cancer - audio series

Chemotherapy Side Effects Part 1 - audio series

Managing Anemia

Managing Your Loss of Appetite

Managing Constipation

Managing Diarrhea

Managing Fatigue or Tiredness

Chemotherapy Side Effects Part 2 - audio series

Managing Hair Loss

Managing Infections

Managing Insomnia

Managing Mouth Sores

Managing Nausea and Vomiting

Radiation Therapy and Prostate Cancer - audio series

Reading

The following educational materials are in Adobe Acrobat pdf format. To read them you must have Adobe Acrobat Reader installed on your computer. If you do not have it, please go to the Adobe site and install Acrobat Reader. It is a free download.

English	Spanish
Advanced Prostate Cancer	Cáncer de Próstata Avanzado
Kegel Exercises	Ejercicios Kegel
Orchiectomy	Orquiectomía
Palliative Radiation	Radioterapia Paliativa
Bowel Problems and Radiation Therapy	Problemas Intestinales y la Radioterapia
Artificial Sphincter	Un Esfincter Artificial
Catheter Care	Cuidado del Catéter
Deciding Treatment	Decisiones Relacionadas con el Cáncer de Próstata
Getting Home after Surgery	El Regreso a Casa después de Tener Cirugía
Getting Ready for Surgery	Alistarse para la Crucial
Hormone Treatment	El Tratamiento Hormonal
The Hospital Stay	La Estadia en el Hospital
Erectile Dysfunction	Anormalidad Eréctil
Patient Information	Información para el Paciente
Controlling Your Pain Part 1: Learning About Your Prostate Cancer Pain	Controlando Su Dolor parte 1
Controlling Pain Part 2: Types of Pain Medicines for Your Prostate Cancer	Controlando Su Dolor parte 2
Generic versus Brand Name Medicines	Medicamentos de Marca Frente a Medicamentos Genéricos
Controlling Your Pain Without Medicine	Controlando Su Dolor Sin Medicamentos
The following education materials were made possible by a Grant from the California Department of Justice, Antitrust Law Section, from litigation settlement funds to benefit Californians diagnosed with cancer or their families.
Chemotherapy and Prostate Cancer	La Quimioterapia y el Cáncer de Próstata
Managing Anemia	Controlando la Anemia
Managing Loss of Appetite	Controlando la Pérdida de Apetito
Managing Constipation	Controlando el Estreñimiento
Managing Diarrhea	Controlando la Diarrea
Managing Fatigue or Tiredness	Controlando la Fatiga o Cansancio
Managing Hair Loss	Controlando la Pérdida de Cabello
Managing Infections	Controlando las Infecciones
Managing Insomnia	Controlando el Insomnio
Managing Mouth Sores	Controlando los Fuegos en la Boca
Managing Nausea and Vomiting	Controlando las Náuseas y Vómito
Radiation Therapy and You
Brachytherapy and You
IMRT and You

services

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Services

The FREE services IMPACT provides for its patients are listed below.

Services: