Our ZERO prostate cancer support group provides information and inspiration to prostate cancer patients and caregivers at all stages of the disease, from the newly diagnosed to the long-time survivor.

We meet twice each month—online via Zoom on the third Wednesday, and in person on the fourth Wednesday, Some people attend both meetings, but many choose one or the other. Meetings are free, volunteer led, and do not provide individual medical advice. Meetings last no more than two hours.

Next Meeting

Our next Zoom meeting is on Wednesday, October 21 , from 6:00 to 8:00 pm Pacific Time. The first hour will be a general discussion regarding prostate cancer. This is a chance to learn from one another's lived experiences and to provide shared support.

At 7 pm we will be joined by our guest speaker. This month's guest is Dong-Woo Kang, PhD, CEP. Dr. Kang's talk is titled "Move More, Live Better: Why Exercise Matters in Prostate Cancer and How to Make It Work for You."

Dong-Woo Kang, PhD, CEP, is an Assistant Professor in the Public Health Sciences Division at Fred Hutch Cancer Center and a clinical exercise physiologist. For more than 17 years, he has worked with people with cancer to learn how exercise can help them feel better during treatment and may even help slow the disease. His research includes men with prostate cancer on active surveillance, including the REMOVE study now enrolling at Fred Hutch. His programs are home-based and supervised online, so patients can join from wherever they live.

Please contact the meeting organizer at marty@chakoian.com for the Zoom link.

Our next in-person meeting will be on Wednesday, October 28, at the Greenwood Senior Center, 525 N 85th Street in Seattle. That meeting also begins at 6 pm and will end by 8:00.

In-person meetings are smaller and more intimate. We do not have guest speakers or doctors at our in-person meetings and do not provide medical advice, but focus on listening and supporting on another on our cancer journeys.

Contact Us

For more information please contact

Marty Chakoian

marty@chakoian.com

(206) 412-0571

ZERO Prostate Cancer https://zerocancer.org/

Other Washington state support groups

Seattle area: davidhelfman@yahoo.com or dave@edererinvestment.com

Olympia: olyustoo@gmail.com

Friday Harbor: mhamlette@rockisland.com

Tri Cities: hector.deleon@kadlec.org