What we do

In order to carry out our principal objective, we actively pursue a number of sub-objectives, including:

1. providing broad based relevant information and facilitating educational exchanges for those undergoing tests to determine the presence of prostate cancer, for those who have been diagnosed with prostate cancer, for those undergoing treatment for or recovering from treatment for prostate cancer, along with their carers, partners, families and their providers of medical services.
2. participating in or otherwise supporting research into prostate cancer, disseminating appropriate information on trials and outcomes of such research.
3. addressing at whatever level possible, the psychosocial needs of people dealing with the impacts of prostate cancer.

Activities

We engage in a variety of activities, which include, but are not limited to:

1. to provide to all men, their families and carers, with suspected prostate cancer, or faced with the shock of a positive prostate cancer diagnosis, who live in the Blue Mountains and wider Nepean areas, with access to understanding and experience based information, to assist in making sense of professional advice and literature.
2. to establish such physical, written, visual and virtual electronic / web based services, as will support and enhance this.
3. specifically, to establish a web site, to provide a twenty four hour a day, seven day a week educational and support resource, to such men, their families and carers, wherever they may be located, particularly for those who cannot participate, for whatever reason, in any virtual or physical meetings of the association.
4. to assist, by participating in research activities, identification of reasons why prostate cancer develops and in the development of treatments for prostate cancer.
5. to do all things necessary to give effect to the objectives of the association, as a not-for-profit charitable organisation, dedicated to dealing with the impacts of prostate cancer on men, their families and their carers.