Arkansas Prostate Cancer Foundation Peer Network
"I want to thank the Arkansas Prostate Cancer Foundation for making these meetings available. I am also thankful to the brave survivors who share their stories and gave me encouragement as I faced my ordeal. Thanks to the encouragement of the members of the APCF Peer Network, I will go forward with the comfort that I will survive." Ron B.

Men and women join forces to handle all aspects of the journey from diagnosis on. Participants communicate concerns, ask questions and share knowledge. You will gain insight and build friendships through discovering prostate cancer.
If you know of a support group that should be included, please contact the APCF office at 800-331-1383 or info@arprostatecancer.org.
If you are not sleeping, have a high level of anxiety, or are feeling helpless and hopeless, call
- Arkansas Crisis Center- 1-888-CRISIS2 (274-7472) http://www.arcrisis.org or
- National Suicide Prevention Lifeline- 1-800-723-TALK (8255) http://www.suicidepreventionlifeline.org
Survivor - Mentors
The Arkansas Prostate Cancer Foundation can also connect you to a Survivor-Mentor if you would like to speak with someone one-on-one. Survivor-Mentors are men and women who have navigated through a prostate cancer diagnosis and treatment and are specially trained to encourage others and find resources.
If you would like to speak with a Survivor-Mentor, please call 800-338-1383.

