About Us

In 1990 a group of men with Prostate Cancer formed a support
group now known as "Informed Prostate Cancer Support Group". It
was started by 12 cancer survivors with no connection to doctors,
hospitals, or clinics. It was their belief that they needed a forum
where all ideas of prevention and treatment could be shared and
openly discussed without following outdated medical practices. The
two co-founders, Mr. Wayne Kenaston, and Dr. Frank Anders,
dedicated their lives to researching new treatments and debunking
the old. The group meets the third Saturday of each month, 10:00
AM - 12:30 PM at Sanford-Burnham Auditorium, 10905 Road to the
Cure, San Diego, CA 92121

We often feature expert speakers to bring us the most current
information on research, prevention, and treatment. We have been
fortunate to have heard the worlds leading doctors and researchers.
Some of our speakers have come from The Sidney Kimmel Institute,
the Burnham Institute, Stanford Dept. of Urology, Alvarado
Department of Pathology, UCSD Department of Radiology and
Oncology to name a few. Several times a year we have round table
meetings where we discuss our own treatments and conditions

We now have a membership of approximately 600 men from all over
San Diego County. We produce a monthly newsletter with our
calendar of events, reviews of our speakers, and reviews of books and
articles. We mail approximately 150 and email another 450. The
average attendance at our meetings; is 60-100. However, we have
held conferences where we have attracted 200 people.

We have had a definite impact on the community. Our President,
Lyle LaRosh, was awarded the National Patients Advocacy Award at
the 2009 Prostate Cancer Research Institute annual conference.
During the conference our group was lauded as the best of 1,800 in
the U.S.

Because we offer the complete spectrum of information on
prevention and treatment, we provide a forum where you can get all
your questions answered in one place by men that have lived through
the experience. Prostate cancer is very personal. Our goal is to make
you more aware of your options before you begin a treatment that
has serious side effects that were not properly explained. Impotence,
incontinence, and a high rate of reoccurrence are very common side
effects and may be for life.