Three organizations join forces to Support, Educate and Advocate (SEA)for prostate cancer survivors and families
The ninth-annual SEA Blue Prostate
Cancer Walk/Run will be held Sunday, September 15 from 8 a.m. – noon in
Chicago’s Lincoln Park (LaSalle and Stockton). This event is a collaboration
among three local healthcare organizations dedicated to raising awareness about
prostate cancer: Us TOO International Prostate
Cancer Education & Support Network, Wellness Place, cancer education and
support, and UroPartners.
“Prostate
Cancer survivors and families often don’t know where to turn for resources
after diagnosis,” said Pamela Reiss, executive director of Wellness Place
Cancer Education and Support located in Palatine, Ill. “This event is helping us communicate the
urgent message that support, education and advocacy are available and
accessible through organizations like Us TOO International and Wellness Place.” According to Ms. Reiss, the SEA Blue name for
this event emphasizes the importance of the blue ribbon as the official symbol for
prostate cancer awareness. SEA is an
acronym for the event’s goal to raise funds to Support, Educate and Advocate
for survivors and families in the fight against prostate cancer.
Individual
event participants and teams of survivors, families and friends are currently
registering for the event which will feature a celebration walk and a 5K run. Organizers are preparing a fun, family event
for all ages, including kids’ activities, free pizza lunch and exciting prizes
for fundraising. New this year, an Education Tent will be
hosting world-class speakers on prostate cancer with time for audience
participation and questions. A blood
test that can be used to monitor prostate health, known as a prostate-specific
antigen (PSA), will be offered, sponsored by UroPartners Prostate Center at the
Glen.
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“Every year at
this event we identify people with elevated PSA counts, and we encourage them
to discuss these findings with their doctors,” said Tom Kirk, president and CEO
of Us TOO International, headquartered in Downers Grove, Ill. “By
offering this test, our aim is to help men make informed decisions about early
detection and treatment for prostate cancer.”
Cost
for participating in the walk or 5K run is $45 per adult and $25 per child by
pre-registration or $50 per adult and $30 per child for day-of registration. Children rates are for ages 7 to 17. Children 6 and under are free. Paid participants receive an event T-shirt and
lunch buffet while supplies last.
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Corporate
supporters for the event include Abbvie, Bayer Healthcare, Foglia Family
Foundation, Novartis, Dendreon and Medivation/Astellas.
For more information
on how to participate please call (630) 795-1002 or
visit www.seablueprostatewalk.org. Additional information can be found on
Facebook at http://www.facebook.com/SEABlueProstate or
Twitter at http://twitter.com/SEABlueWalk3K.
ABOUT Us TOO INTERNATIONAL
Us TOO International Prostate Cancer Education &
Support Network (www.ustoo.org) is a source
of peer-to-peer support and free materials for men and their families to make
informed choices on prostate cancer detection, treatment options and coping
with ongoing survivorship. Founded in 1990 by prostate cancer survivors
and their families who recognized that “cancer affects us, too,” the grassroots
501(c)(3) non-profit is headquartered in Illinois and works with volunteers in
325 affiliated support group chapters worldwide. Us TOO is a member patient
advocacy organization of the National Health Council. Visit www.ustoo.org or call 800-80-UsTOO (800-808-7866) for more
information.
ABOUT WELLNESS PLACE
Wellness Place Cancer
Education and Support offers programs and services at no charge to those
diagnosed with cancer, as well as their family, friends and caregivers. Professionals provide counseling and
support to help manage emotional and physical responses, sort through treatment
options and side effects, formulate questions for doctors, and communicate
matters to family members and employers.
A dedicated Prostate Cancer Resource Program with lending library is
available for survivors and their families.
Wellness Place is a 501(c)(3) not-for-profit organization located at
1619 W. Colonial Parkway, Palatine, Ill., serving communities in the northwest
suburbs of Cook, McHenry, Lake and Kane counties. For more information about Wellness Place
services and programs, visit www.wellnessplace.org
or call (847) 221-2400.
ABOUT UROPARTNERS
UroPartners, LLC is a 60 physician
urology group practice treating
patients at 34 locations and 25 hospitals spanning the Chicago area.
UroPartners consists of 55 urologists, four pathologists and one radiation
oncologist. UroPartners maintains its own pathology lab and two prostate radiation treatment centers located
in Glenview and downtown Chicago. UroPartners strives to be a fully integrated,
independent urology group practice which provides the highest quality of
patient care and outcomes in the treatment of urological conditions. For more information about
UroPartners, LLC services and programs, visit www.uropartners.com or call (708)
492-0502.
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