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Help Line
PCRI Help Line
800-641-PCRI or 310-743-2110
The Prostate Cancer Research Institute maintains a knowledgeable help line staff, all of whom have received training from the PCRI Co-founders and world-famous prostate cancer oncologists, Drs. Stephen Strum and Mark Scholz. Moreover, this experienced staff can draw upon the expertise of PCRI’s Medical Advisory Board for medical information. The Help Line staff's purpose is to help the patient understand his diagnosis and his treatment options. This is done using materials from the PCRI archives and by searching for appropriate peer-reviewed medical literature. The PCRI Help Line Facilitators do not provide medical advice. Instead, their goal is to help the patient gain knowledge to promote a better communication with his medical providers in the hopes of obtaining the best possible outcomes.
To assist the staff in answering questions, we suggest that callers provide some background information such as:
1. Patient's Date of Diagnosis
2. PSA at time of Diagnosis
3. Gleason Score at Diagnosis
4. Prior and current Treatments
5. Current PSA
6. Patient's location (US state or country)
When sending your initial inquiry by email, please do not send attachments.
The Help Line staff consists of:
Jan Manarite - Jan is the wife of a prostate cancer patient. She joined PCRI in October 2001 and works handling Help Line calls, e-mails and speaking publicly. Jan and Dominic’s story of empowerment has caught the attention of local newspapers, magazines, and TV stations. Her passion is to spread education about important PC issues throughout her neighborhood of Lee County. Jan can be reached in Sanibel, Florida at 800-641-PCRI or jmanarite@pcri.org. More about Jan.
Nathan Roundy - Nathan became PCRI Programs Director in February 2010. He has been educating patients and their advocates by responding to phone and email correspondence for PCRI Help Line since mid-2009. He is a prostate cancer survivor who had radical prostatectomy in 2004. Since 2004 he has volunteered with Dr. Bob Leibowitz in Los Angeles to maintain patient outcomes data on two prostate cancer studies. For eighteen years prior to getting involved in prostate cancer, Nathan was the founder of a marine electronics company that manufactured and distributed scanning sonar for boats around the world. Nathan can be reached in Ventura, California at 800-641-PCRI or nroundy@pcri.org. More about Nathan.
PCRI Help Line
800-641-PCRI or 310-743-2110
Prostate Cancer Research Institute
5777 W. Century Boulevard, Suite 800
Los Angeles, CA 90045
Administrative: 310-743-2116
Fax: 310-743-2113