The Hawaii Prostate Cancer Coalition facilitates Us TOO support groups in Hawaii. The Us TOO national organization was founded in 1990 by five men who had been treated for prostate cancer. The mission of Us TOO is to help men and their families make informed decisions about prostate cancer detection, treatment, and survivorship through support, education, and advocacy. Us TOO meetings provide men and their families with free information, materials and peer-to-peer support.
While all are welcome to join our monthly virtual meetings without joining, our members receive advance notices of our monthly meetings as well as our monthly newsletter and other articles/videos of interest related to prostate cancer. Click Here to download the Support Group membership application. You may print it out, complete and sign it, and return it by email to Gary Kim at garyhkim@hawaii.rr.com. If you do not have scan capability (or prefer), please call Gary Kim at 808-486-9675 for a mailing address.
There will generally be one Zoom meeting per month, available to our members and others affected by prostate cancer, wherever you are.
Our next virtual meeting will be held on Monday, May 20, 2024 from 7 pm-9 pm.
Here is the agenda:
For the first 30 minutes, member sharing or questions/issues for discussion (est 30 min)
We will then view two video presentations:
Managing a Prostate Cancer Recurrence. Presented by Stephen Boorjian, MD, Mayo Clinic, 2023. (est: 23 min). May be of interest to those experiencing some form of recurrence, specifically addressing those post prostatectomy patients.
Break 10 min for discussion
Intermediate Risk Prostate Cancer. Presented by David Marshall, MD, Medical University of South Carolina, 2024 (est: 19 min). Patient-friendly and simplified discussion of options available for treatments for intermediate prostate cancer.
Q & A group discussion. (est: 38 min)
We look forward to your participation in the meeting and hope that it will be of benefit and interest to all.
To join the meeting, just click the link above. There is no RSVP required in advance of the event. It is recommended that you join the meeting a little before 7 pm just to be sure your login goes smoothly. Follow the instructions on your device (tablet, phone, desktop computer.) Because there are so many different types of devices, the steps will vary. Our Zoom Host will place you in a "waiting room" and you will then be admitted to the meeting. Your audio may be muted when you enter. It is strongly advised that you do a dry run a few days before the meeting. Joining is not difficult, but some people do run into challenges the first time. If you have any difficulty, let us know through the Contact Us link at the top of this page.
Note: If you join the meeting late (by more than 30 minutes) you will be placed in a “waiting room” until the video presentation has been completed.
Note for first time participants: If you are joining our meeting for the first time, when you establish a “ZOOM” account, we would appreciate it very much if you would use your first and last name (in lieu of initials, nicknames, etc.) as your display name. It will help to identify those who are participating in the meeting and to identify you to other members who may not be familiar with you, especially if you are speaking. For those of you who already have established “ZOOM” account names which are not in that format, we would appreciate it if you would go into your "settings" and change your display name to your first and last name for the same reason. If you have any questions about the prostate cancer support group or the meetings, please contact Paul Mizue (808-222-0425) or Gary Kim (808-486-9675). Click Here to inquire about Us TOO membership.