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Support Groups

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Coastal Region

Support group: Prostate Self-Help Group
Group day and time of meeting: 1st Wednesday - 5:00-7:00 pm
Group location name: Hospicenter Auditorium
Group street: 2555 Canada Drive
Group city, state and zip code: Monterey, CA 93923
Contact person(s)Paul Soifer or Peter Salmonsen
Contact phone408-373-5531/831-625-1875/831-625-5965
Contact email: psoif@earthlink.org/pgslm@aol.com

Support group: Prostate Cancer Self Group of Monterey
Group city, state and zip code: Pacific Grove, CA 93950
Contact person(s)Paul Soifer
Contact phone831 373-5531
Contact email: psoif@earthlink.net

Support group: Prostate Cancer Self-help Group of Contra Costa
Group day and time of meeting: 3rd Tuesday - 5:00-7:00 pm
Group location name: Salinas Velley Memorial Hospital - Resource Center
Group street: 450 Romie Lane
Group city, state and zip code: Salinas, CA 93901
Contact person(s)Dana Calhoon / Aytak Adaydin / Gale Piper
Contact phone831-755-0791 / 831-758-3851 / 831-755-0791
Contact fax: 831-755-0791
Contact email: dcalhoon@svmh.com

Support group: Salinas Prostate Cancer Self Help Group
Group city, state and zip code: Salinas, CA 93901
Contact person(s)Mo Zaman
Contact phone408-757-9796

Support group: Prostate Cancer Support Group
Group day and time of meeting: 3rd Monday at 6:30 pm
Group location name: Sierra Vista Regional Medical Center
Group street: 197 Santa Rosa Street
Group city, state and zip code: San Luis Obispo, CA 93405
Contact person(s)Patti Stinnett, RN
Contact phone805-546-5140
Contact fax: 805-546-5131
Contact email: pati.stinnett@tenethealth.com

Support group: Cancer Foundation
Group day and time of meeting: Discussion - 4th Tuesday 2:30-3:30pm/ Journal - 2nd Thursday 2:30-3:30pm
Group location name: Cancer Center of Santa Barbara / Main Conf Rm
Group street: 300 W. Pueblo St.
Group city, state and zip code: Santa Barbara, CA 93108
Contact person(s)Davis Von Wittenburg
Contact phone805-969-7166
Contact email: vonwitt@cox.net

Support group: Prostate Cancer Support Group
Group day and time of meeting: Discussion Grp 4th Tuesday; Education Grp 2nd Tuesday 2:30-3:30pm
Group location name: Cancer Center of Santa Barbara
Group street: 300 W. Pueblo Street
Group city, state and zip code: Santa Barbara, CA 93105
Contact person(s)Mary Solis, LCSW
Contact phone805-682-8093 or 805-682-7300
Contact fax: 805-569-7406
Contact email: mary@ccsb.org
Contact affiliation: Us Too

Support group: Santa Cruz County Prostste Cancer Support Group
Group day and time of meeting: 1st Wednesday 5:00 - 7:00 pm
Group location name: Santa Cruz Dominican Hospital-Katz Cancer Center
Group street: 1555 Soquel Drive
Group city, state and zip code: Santa Cruz, CA 95065
Contact person(s)Howard Waage
Contact phone831-688-0423 or 831-462-7770
Contact email: howard_waage@sbcglobal.net
Contact affiliation: www.scprostate.org


Los Angeles Basin

Support group: Man to Man Support Group
Group day and time of meeting: 1st Wednesday - 6:30-8:00 pm
Group location name: Anaheim Memorial Medical Center, Medical Office Bldg.
Group street: 1211 West La Palma
Group city, state and zip code: Anaheim, CA 92801
Contact person(s)Dominick Culotta
Contact phone714-821-5494
Contact email: focustoinfinity@yahoo.com

Support group: Kaiser Permante Prostate Cancer Support Group
Group day and time of meeting: 4th Wednesday - 7-8:30pm
Group location name: Kaiser Permante Bldg 1/ Basement Conf Ctr
Group street: 9985 Sierra Ave
Group city, state and zip code: Fontana, CA 92335
Contact person(s)Erlinda Patterson or Janice Snaar
Contact phone909-427-7604 or 909-427-7459
Contact fax: 909-427-7698
Contact email: erlyp@aol.com

Support group: The Prostate Forum
Group day and time of meeting: 4th Tuesday - 6:00-8:45pm
Group location name: First Presbyterian Church
Group street: 838 N. Euclid Street
Group city, state and zip code: Fullerton, CA 92832
Contact person(s)Murray Corwin
Contact phone714-633-9741
Contact fax: 714-633-7145
Contact email: murraycorw@aol.com
Contact affiliation: US Too

Support group: African American Men's Health Project
Group day and time of meeting: 2nd or 3rd Saturday
Group location name: ACS - Gardena
Group street: 1875 W. Redondo Beach Blvd., Ste #204
Group city, state and zip code: Gardena, CA 90247
Contact person(s)Yochanan Israel
Contact phone323-238-0045
Contact fax: 323-238-0446
Contact email: yisrael@mac.com

Support group: Prostate Cancer Education Forum
Group day and time of meeting: 1st Monday - 5:30-7:00 pm
Group location name: Hastings Auditorium, Hlth Sci Campus, Hoffman Bldg. USC
Group street: 1441 Eastlake Avenue
Group city, state and zip code: Los Angeles, CA 90033
Contact person(s)Cara Marcuson / Michelle Prince
Contact phone323-865-3151
Contact fax: 323-865-0049
Contact email: prince_m@norsor.hsc.edu

Support group: Real Men Cook Foundation
Group day and time of meeting: One-on-One Counseling/Support Group on Request
Group location name: Real Men Cook Fnd
Group street: 4119 Santo Tomas Dr. #A
Group city, state and zip code: Los Angeles, CA 90008
Contact person(s)Fred Parrott
Contact phone323-294-7411
Contact email: prostate@realmencook.foundation.org

Support group: UCLA Prostate Cancer Educational Group
Group day and time of meeting: 2nd Thursday - 7:00-9:00pm
Group location name: UCLA Medical Center, 6th Floor, Room 67-231
Group street: UCLA Medical Center
Group city, state and zip code: Los Angeles, CA 90095
Contact person(s)Malou Blanco-Yarosh, MSN, RN, CNS
Contact phone310-825-8407
Contact fax: 310-267-0383
Contact email: nsmfb@mednet.ucla.edu
Contact affiliation: ACS

Support group: Prostate Support Group of LA
Group day and time of meeting: 3rd Thursday - 6:30-7:30 pm
Group location name: Burton Chase Community Center
Group city, state and zip code: Marina Del Rey, CA 90292
Contact person(s)Harry Pinchot
Contact phone805-981-1088
Contact fax: 805-981-1088
Contact email: pcri1@earthlink.net
Contact affiliation: US Too

Support group: Man to Man
Group day and time of meeting: 3rd Tuesday - 7:00-8:30 pm
Group location name: Mission Hospital Conference Room
Group street: 26726 Crown Valley Parkway
Group city, state and zip code: Mission Viejo, CA 92691
Contact person(s)Julie Beck / Alice Daugherty, RN
Contact phone949-964-1400 ext. 4 / 949-324-1400 ext. 4810
Contact affiliation: American Cancer Society

Support group: Man to Man
Group day and time of meeting: 1st Wednesday - 6:30-8:00 pm
Group location name: Hoag Cancer Center Auditorium
Group street: One Hoag Drive
Group city, state and zip code: Newport Beach, CA 92658
Contact person(s)Sandra Finestone,PsyD
Contact phone949-764-8071
Contact fax: 949-764-8102
Contact email: sfinestone@hoaghospital.org
Contact affiliation: ACS

Support group: Prostate Cancer Support Group
Group day and time of meeting: 3rd Monday - 11:30-2:00
Group location name: Palmdale Senior Center
Group street: 1002 East Avenue Q12
Group city, state and zip code: Palmdale, CA 93550
Contact person(s)Susan Baker
Contact phone661-273-2200
Contact email: baker_17673@msn.com

Support group: Prostate Cancer Support Group
Group day and time of meeting: 2nd Tueday 7-9pm
Group location name: The Wellness Community - Foothills
Group street: 200 E. Del Mar Blvd, #118
Group city, state and zip code: Pasadena, CA 91105
Contact person(s)Douglas Ware, LMFT
Contact phone626-796-1083
Contact fax: 626-796-0601
Contact email: d.ware@thewellnesscommunity.org

Support group: PSA Support Group
Group day and time of meeting: 4th Wednesday - 8-9am
Group location name: CalTech - Chandler Dining Hall
Group street: 1200 E. California Blvd
Group city, state and zip code: Pasadena, CA 91125
Contact person(s)William Reese, PhD
Contact phone626-441-2012
Contact fax: 626-441-2012
Contact email: breese72@earthlink.net

Support group: Prostate Cancer Support Group
Group day and time of meeting: 3rd Tuesday - 7:00-8:30 pm
Group location name: Pamona Valley Hosp. Auditorium-Lewis Fmly Cancer Ctr.
Group street: 1910 Royalty Drive
Group city, state and zip code: Pomona, CA 91767
Contact person(s)Shellee Reese, RN, BSN
Contact phone909-865-9966 / 909-865-9901
Contact fax: 909-865-9724
Contact email: shellereese@pvhmc.org

Support group: Prostate Cancer Support Group
Group day and time of meeting: 2nd Thursday - 6:30-8:30 pm
Group location name: Riverside Medical Clinic, Downstairs Conference Room
Group street: 6780 Indiana Ave. Suite 170
Group city, state and zip code: Riverside, CA 92506
Contact person(s)Jimmie Coury/Karen Affinito
Contact phone951-682-2753
Contact fax: 951-682-2755
Contact email: jcoury@rivmedfndn.org/kaffinito@rivmedfndn.org

Support group: Prostate Support Group
Group day and time of meeting: 2nd Monday - 7:00-9:00 pm
Group location name: The Wellness Community
Group street: 2716 Ocean Park Blvd., Suite 1040
Group city, state and zip code: Santa Monica, CA 90405
Contact person(s)Malcolm Schultz, JD, MFT
Contact phone310-314-2555
Contact fax: 310-314-7586
Contact email: info@twc-wla.org

Support group: Prostate Cancer Education & Support Group
Group day and time of meeting: 1st & 3rd Thursday - 7:00-9:00 pm
Group location name: Los Robles Regional Medical Center, East Campus
Group street: 150 Via Mereda
Group city, state and zip code: Westlake Village, CA 91377
Contact person(s)Ken Foster, PhD
Contact phone818-991-9971 / 818-971-3627
Contact fax: 818-991-9975
Contact email: kfoster200@aol.com
Contact affiliation: US Too

Support group: Wellness Community
Group day and time of meeting: 3rd Saturday - 10:30am-12:30pm
Group location name: Wellness Community
Group street: 530 Hampshire Road
Group city, state and zip code: Westlake Village, CA 91361
Contact person(s)Keven Axelrad, PhD
Contact phone310-393-2186/805-379-4777
Contact email: kaxelrad@aol.com


North Valley - Sacramento

Support group: Prostate Cancer Support Group
Group day and time of meeting: 3rd Thursday - 1:30-3:30pm
Group location name: Mercy San Juan Medical Center
Group street: 6555 Coyle Ave, Room 150
Group city, state and zip code: Carmichael, CA 95608
Contact person(s)Andy Reshke
Contact phone916-421-8189
Contact fax: 916-536-3000
Contact email: apreshke@lanset.com

Support group: Prostate Cancer Support Group
Group day and time of meeting: 2nd Tuesday - 2:30-4:00 pm
Group location name: Sierra Nevada Memorial Hospital, Cancer Center
Group street: 155 Glasson Way
Group city, state and zip code: Grass Valley, CA 95945
Contact person(s)Jim Perkins, PhD
Contact phone530-274--6613
Contact fax: 530--274--6649
Contact email: jperkins2@chw.edu

Support group: Prostate Cancer Support Group
Group day and time of meeting: 2nd Thursday - 6:30-8:00pm
Group location name: Sutter Roseville Hospital
Group street: Roseville Parkway and North Sunrise; 1 Medical Plaza, Rm 8 (conference)
Group city, state and zip code: Roseville, CA 95661
Contact person(s)Jessica Breast
Contact phone916-781-1591
Contact fax: 916-781-1474
Contact email: breastj@sutterhealth.org

Support group: Prostate Cancer Support Group
Group day and time of meeting: 3rd Thursday - 1:30-3:30pm
Group location name: UC Davis Cancer Center
Group street: 4501 X St.
Group city, state and zip code: Sacramento, CA 95817
Contact person(s)Beverly Nicolson, RN, MS, OCN
Contact phone916-537-5237
Contact fax: 916-536-3000
Contact email: bnicholson@chw.edu


Oakland - San Francisco

Support group: We Have Been There - Man2Man
Group day and time of meeting: 3rd Thursday - 1:00-3:00pm
Group location name: Mills Pennisula Hospital
Group street: 1720 El Camino
Group city, state and zip code: Burlingame, CA 94010
Contact person(s)Freeman Bradley
Contact phone650-572-9035
Contact fax: 877-862-9902
Contact email: for.free.man@att.net
Contact affiliation: ACS

Support group: Prostate Cancer Support Group
Group day and time of meeting: 3rd Thursday - 7:00-9:00 pm
Group location name: Anderson Conf Room B, Washington Hosp, Washington West
Group street: 2000 Mowry Avenue
Group city, state and zip code: Fremont, CA 94539
Contact person(s)Maurice Indig, PhD
Contact phone510-657--0759
Contact fax: 510-457-0759
Contact email: maurice2@attbi.com

Support group: Prostate Cancer Self-Support Group
Group day and time of meeting: Every Tuesday - 7-8:30pm
Group location name: Marin General Hospital, Staff Library, 2nd Fl of East Wing
Group street: 250 Bon Air Road
Group city, state and zip code: Greenbrae, CA 94930
Contact person(s)Stan Rosenfeld
Contact phone415-459-4668
Contact email: vegstan2@ix.netcom.com
Contact affiliation: Us Too - ACS

Support group: Prostate Cancer Support Group
Group day and time of meeting: 2nd Tuesday - 6:30-8pm
Group location name: Kaiser Education Bldg
Group street: 27307 Sleepy Hollow Ave
Group city, state and zip code: Hayward, CA 94545
Contact person(s)Lonnie Silva
Contact phone510-783-1974

Support group: Silicon Valley Prostate Cancer Support Group
Group day and time of meeting: 1st Thursday - 7:00-9:00pm
Group location name: El Camino Hospital, Cafeteria Conf Rm
Group street: 2500 Grant Road
Group city, state and zip code: Mountain View, CA 94040
Contact person(s)Ted Chamberlain
Contact phone408-241-0949
Contact email: tedjo@prodigy.net

Support group: Man-to-Man
Group day and time of meeting: 4th Tuesday - 6:15-7:45pm
Group location name: Mark Stein Cancer Education Ctr, Peralta Pavillion, Summit Campus Rm 7810
Group street: 450 - 30th Street
Group city, state and zip code: Oakland, CA 94609
Contact person(s)Leslie Paine
Contact phone510-869-8833
Contact fax: 510-869-6682
Contact email: painel@sutterhealth.org

Support group: Prostate Cancer Support Group
Group day and time of meeting: 2nd Wednesday of Month in Room 117 12:30 pm
Group location name: Camden Lifetime Activities
Group street: 3369 Union Avenue
Group city, state and zip code: San Jose, CA 95124
Contact person(s)Virgil Laurence
Contact phone408-259-3196
Contact email: vebl33@sbcglobal.net

Support group: Silicone Valley Chinese Prostate Cancer Support Group
Group day and time of meeting: once per quarter
Group location name: John XXIII Multi Service Center
Group street: 195 E. San Fernando St
Group city, state and zip code: San Jose, CA 95112
Contact person(s)Zhad Chun Wang, MD
Contact phone408-730-0135
Contact fax: 408-730-0135
Contact email: zhchwang@yahoo.com

Support group: Man to Man Prostate Cancer Support Group
Group day and time of meeting: 2nd Tuesday - 7:30-8:00 pm
Group location name: San Ramon Regional Medical Center, South Bldg West Day Room
Group street: 7777 Norris Canyon Road
Group city, state and zip code: San Ramon, CA 94583
Contact person(s)Ron Ellis
Contact phone925-933-0107
Contact email: jblazin@twc-bayarea.org
Contact affiliation: The Wellness Community

Support group: Localized Prostate Cancer Support
Group day and time of meeting: Last Thursday - 11-1pm
Group location name: The Wellness Community
Group street: 3276 McNutt Ave
Group city, state and zip code: Walnut Creek, CA 94597
Contact person(s)Ron Ellis
Contact phone925-933-0107
Contact fax: 925-933-0249
Contact email: rellis5700@aol.com
Contact affiliation: Us Too - Man-to-Man

Support group: Metastatic Prostate Cancer Support Group
Group day and time of meeting: Last Thursday - 1-3pm
Group location name: The Wellness Community
Group street: 3276 McNutt Ave
Group city, state and zip code: Walnut Creek, CA 94597
Contact person(s)Jerry Gary
Contact phone925-945-7033
Contact email: jerrygray@aol.com
Contact affiliation: Us Too - Man-to-Man

Support group: Prostate Cancer Support GroupXXX
Group day and time of meeting: 4th Thursday - 1:00-3:00 pm
Group location name: Doctors Medical Center - Wellness Community
Group street: 3276 McNutt Avenue
Group city, state and zip code: Walnut Creek, CA 94597
Contact person(s)Janice Pugh / Ron Ellis / Judy Blazin
Contact phone510-236-6905
Contact fax: 925-933-0249
Contact email: jblazin@twc-bayarea.org


Redwood Empire

Support group: Border Coast Prostate Cancer Support Group
Group day and time of meeting: 1st Wednesday
Group location name: American Cancer Society
Group street: 1301 Northcrest Dr.
Group city, state and zip code: Crescent City, CA 95538
Contact person(s)Andy Ringgold
Contact phone707-458-3714
Contact fax: 707-466-6710
Contact affiliation: Us Too

Support group: Us Too - Man-to-Man Humbolt Prostate Cancer Support Group
Group day and time of meeting: 2nd Tuesday 7-9pm
Group location name: ACS Board Room
Group street: 7942 "F" Street
Group city, state and zip code: Eureka, CA 95503
Contact person(s)Stan Mikkelsen
Contact phone707-442-3922
Contact fax: 707-442-1509
Contact email: swmcpcc@aol.com
Contact affiliation: Us Too

Support group: Man to Man Prostate Support Group
Group day and time of meeting: 1st Tuesday - 7:00 pm
Group location name: Queen Valley Hospital Converence Room #1
Group street: 1000 Trancas
Group city, state and zip code: Napa, CA 94558
Contact person(s)Cherie Shown/Elsworth Hoeft
Contact phone707-226-9669
Contact fax: 707-757-4168
Contact email: ehoeft@pacbell.net

Support group: Prostate Cancer Support Group
Group city, state and zip code: Santa Rosa, CA 95401
Contact person(s)Les Cohen
Contact phone707-829-1252


San Joaquin Valley

Support group: Prostate Cancer Support Group
Group day and time of meeting: 2nd Tuesday - 7:00-8:30pm
Group location name: Merced Medical Center - Room B (across from Cafeteria)
Group street: 15th Street
Group city, state and zip code: Merced, CA 95340
Contact person(s)Wayne Hague
Contact phone209-723-0245
Contact affiliation: ACS

Support group: US Too Modesto
Group day and time of meeting: 4th Monday - 7:00-9:00 pm
Group location name: Memorial Hospital - Room 61
Group street: 1800 Coffee Road
Group city, state and zip code: Modesto, CA 95367
Contact person(s)Thom Olson
Contact phone209-869-3280
Contact email: thomNann@aol.com

Support group: Prostate Cancer Support Group of Sonora
Group day and time of meeting: 1st Tuesday - 7:00-8:30 pm
Group location name: Tuolumne General Hospital, Sequoia Health & Wellness Dept
Group street: Building behind the hospital
Group city, state and zip code: Sonora, CA 95370
Contact person(s)Paul Gjerde
Contact phone209-532-7511
Contact fax: 209-532-3318
Contact email: jrcurley@lodelink.com

Support group: Prostate Cancer Support Group
Group day and time of meeting: 3rd Wednesday - 3:30-4:30 pm
Group location name: Men's Support Group Multi-Service Center Acquina Room
Group street: 4945 W. Cypress Avenue
Group city, state and zip code: Visalia, CA 93277
Contact person(s)Lynn Badger, MSW
Contact phone559-624-2506
Contact fax: 559-635-4000
Contact email: lbadger@kdhcd.org


South State

Support group: Kaiser Permanente Support Group
Group day and time of meeting: 2nd, 3rd, 4th Wednesdays - 9:00-11:00 am
Group location name: Medical Office Building
Group street: 8010 Parkway Drive
Group city, state and zip code: La Mesa, CA 91941
Contact person(s)Paul Arenson, LCSW
Contact phone619-590-5122
Contact fax: 619-590-5155
Contact email: paul.arenson@kp.org

Support group: Informed Prostate Cancer Support Group
Group day and time of meeting: 3rd Saturday - 10-12:30pm
Group location name: Ascension Luthern Church
Group street: 5106 Zion Ave
Group city, state and zip code: San Diego, CA 92120
Contact person(s)Wayne Kenaston, Jr or Lyle LaRosh
Contact phone619-670-5055 or 619-892-3888

Support group: Prostate Cancer Education Support Group
Group day and time of meeting: 4th Tuesday - 1:00-2:15pm
Group location name: San Diego Mission Center (Basement #4)
Group street: 900-10992 San Diego Mission Road
Group city, state and zip code: San Diego, CA 92120
Contact person(s)Loretta
Contact phone619-528-5459

Support group: Prostate Cancer Support Group
Group day and time of meeting: 4th Wednesday
Group location name: Swim andTennis Club Rancho Bernardo
Group street: 16955 Bernardo Oaks Dr.
Group city, state and zip code: San Diego, CA 92128
Contact person(s)Val Hoffman or Dr. Israel Barkin
Contact phone858-485-8520 or 858-487-5002
Contact email: vhoffman858@cs.com

Support group: US Too Murrieta/Temecula
Group day and time of meeting: 4th Monday
Group location name: Valley Regional Oncology Center
Group street: 36450 Inland Valley Drive, Suite 101
Group city, state and zip code: Temecula/Wildomar, CA 92591
Contact person(s)Timothy Meyers
Contact phone951-695-2484
Contact fax: 951-695-2925
Contact email: juiceplus2@adelphia.net
Contact affiliation: US Too

Support group: Morongo Basin Prostate Cancer Support Group
Group day and time of meeting: One-on-one counseling only - NO GROUP MTG
Group city, state and zip code: Twenty-nine Palms, CA 92277
Contact person(s)Darold Johnson
Contact phone760-367-6504
Contact email: darolj@earthlink.net