The End of Prostate Cancer & Veterans Prostate Cancer Awareness (VPCa) Survey
Published on: Tuesday, November 26, 2019
'99 Intruder Association
ZERO � The End of Prostate Cancer (www.zerocancer.org) and Veterans Prostate Cancer Awareness (VPCa) (www.vetsprostate.org) have partnered to educate Veterans and raise awareness about their risk of prostate cancer.
We have developed a short 10-minute survey we are asking you to distribute to your membership. This Veterans Prostate Cancer survey can be found at www.zerocancer.org/vetssurvey and is intended to be an informal assessment that seeks to gain insight on the prevalence of the disease and other cancers among the Veteran population. The simple introductory survey results will be made available to your organization and we will provide you any additional information you require. Prostate Cancer is the number one diagnosed cancer within the VA system with over 13,000 cases a year diagnosed. Today there are over 489,000 men living with the disease within the VA system and over 16,000 with an advanced metastatic form or the disease.
Recent studies and investigations are reporting through a number of articles a higher than normal prevalence of cancer among Veterans. We are contacting you as your organization has a membership that consists primarily of Veterans who should be aware of screening recommendations and disease risk.
It is suspected that the Veteran population is at a higher risk of developing prostate cancer due to exposure to hazardous materials and job-related exposures. Furthermore, the aviation community may have an even higher incidence rate than the general Veteran population.
With your assistance and the data collected in this survey, we will work to reach Veterans receiving care through the Veterans Health Administration, TRICARE, or through their own personal insurance coverage.
We are asking that Veterans complete this simple, 10-minute anonymous survey which will help us collect a population incidence rate estimate and insights into how many Veterans have a cancer diagnosis and how many are aviators.
Please let us know if you are willing to join our efforts by publishing the attached link to our Veterans Prostate Cancer survey. Additionally, we would welcome the opportunity to work with your organization to publish an editorial or articles regarding the high incidence rate of prostate cancer being diagnosed in the Veteran population as well as general men�s health information.
Thank you for your support and consideration. MIKE CROSBY USNA '83 Founder & CEO� Veterans Prostate Cancer Awareness, Inc c: 1+571.215.2715 e: [email protected] w: www.vetsprostate.org
Veterans Prostate Cancer Awareness 515 King St. Suite 420 Alexandria, VA 22314 T: (571) 215-2715 EIN 81-5098547 www.vetsprostate.org
VETERANS PROSTATE CANCER SURVEY
Veterans have an incidence rate for prostate cancer that is approximately twice that of the general population. ZERO � The End of Prostate Cancer (ZERO) and Veterans Prostate Cancer Awareness (VPCa) are united in the effort to bring the Veterans community the resources, tools, and education needed to fight and prevent the disease. The survey can be found at the url:
www.zerocancer.org/vetssurvey
Your feedback is critical to help us provide the most impactful programs to save lives from prostate cancer and stop pain and suffering. ZERO and VPCa will use this information to help make future decisions on how best to meet the educational and awareness needs of prostate cancer patients.
Please know this survey is completely anonymous unless you decide to provide your contact information at the end of the survey. The survey should only take 10 minutes to complete. If you have questions or concerns about how ZERO collects, uses, secures, and gives you control over your personal information, please refer to ZERO�s privacy policy, or contact us directly.
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