About PC-REF

"PC-REF is a non-profit foundation founded in 1997 to empower prostate cancer patients through education and collaboration. Led by Dr. Israel Barken, PC-REF funds seed money grants to initiate innovative research, bridging the gap for new treatment ideas. Operating with private funding, PC-REF keeps patients informed about medical developments, offering comprehensive coaching combining conventional and alternative approaches. Dr. Barken focuses on enhancing Cryoablation with Immunotherapy, aiming to create an auto vaccination effect. Stay updated on our website and contact DrBarken@gmail.com for more information." Currently, Dr. Barken serves as the host and Congress President of the upcoming International Society of Cryosurgery Meeting in San Diego, scheduled to take place on September 20-21, 2023. We encourage you to stay tuned to our website for the latest updates. If you require further information, please feel free to send an email to DrBarken@gmail.com Stay tuned to this website for updates. For more information, you can send an email to DrBarken@gmail.com

Pc-ref Activities

In patient Education and Support, PC-REF:

1. Ask DrBarken.WordPress.com : A Video Blog providing and interpreting the latest research news.
2. PC-REF published a cookbook with prostate-healthy recipes.
3. PC-REF provided grants for men's classes in Mind-Body Healing techniques such as meditation and visualization in cooperation with the Wellness Community, San Diego.

In prostate cancer Research, PC-REF:

1. Provided seed money to get promising research projects off the ground.
2. PC-REF completed and presented a soy study in cooperation with Anticancer, Inc. and EcoNugenics, Inc.
3. PC-REF developed a protocol to evaluate a proposed prostate cancer prevention regime in high-risk populations.
4. PC-REF collaborated on a study of photodynamic therapy in dogs that has important applications in treating prostate cancer in humans.
5. PC-REF studied the effects of cryosurgery on the immune system in mice.
6. PC-REF funded studies in cooperation with a research facility in Texas on interferon protocols in mice.
7. Is studying the effect of bisphosphonates on bone metastases in mice injected with a human prostate cell line.
8. PC-REF recently funded two new projects on the relationship of Parathyroid Related Hormones (PTHrPs) to bone destruction in prostate cancer and the effectiveness of Pamidronate in preventing bone metastases.

We have provided over $200,000 in seed money grants for new research. Your financial support is needed to continue this work.

Mr. Justin Schorr , the president and Co-Founder of "Kiltted to Kick Cancer". The organization made a genrerous donation to PCREF to enable to launch CryoImmunology Research in the lab. The research is onging and needs additional funds for completion of the project.

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