PROSTATE CANCER RESEARCH INSTITUTE

THE PROSTATE CANCER RESEARCH INSTITUTE'S (PCRI) MISSION IS TO IMPROVE THE QUALITY OF MEN'S LIVES BY SUPPORTING RESEARCH AND DISSEMINATING INFORMATION THAT EDUCATES AND EMPOWERS PATIENTS, FAMILIES AND THE MEDICAL COMMUNITY. PCRI ACCOMPLISHES THIS BY 1) EMPOWERING PATIENTS WITH KNOWLEDGE OF THE MOST EFFECTIVE KNOWN TREATMENT OPTIONS THAT LIMIT THE RISKS OF COMPLICATIONS AND SIDE EFFECTS, 2) ENCOURAGING PHYSICIANS TO STAY MEDICALLY CURRENT AND HELP THEM ACCESS AND ACTIVELY ENGAGE WITH TOP EXPERTS IN THE FIELD, 3) PROVIDING INFORMATION BASED UPON PEER-REVIEWED MEDICAL RESEARCH, LITERATURE, AND REPUTABLE STUDIES THAT WILL ENABLE THE PATIENT TO KNOWLEDGEABLY PARTICIPATE WITH HIS HEALTH CARE TEAM IN DEVELOPING THE BEST INDIVIDUAL TREATMENT STRATEGY, 4)PROVIDING SUPPORT RESEARCH THAT CAN MOST IMMEDIATELY IMPROVE PATIENT HEALTH OUTCOMES, 5) ADVOCATING TREATMENT OPTIONS BASED ON THE BIOLOGIC MANIFESTATIONS OF THE CANCER, THE PATIENT'S OVERALL HEALTH, AND THE OUTCOMES DESIRED BY THE PATIENT, 6) E