Prostate
“Hey, Just get your PSAs checked, man,” said Mickey Moran, waved at everyone in the room and left the meeting Thursday night of the Atlantic Highlands Borough Council.
Mayor Loretta Gluckstein proclaimed September as Prostate Awareness Month in the borough at Thursday’s borough council meeting, part of a nationwide goal by Fighting Men Fighting Cancer and ZERO Prostate Cancer, two non-profit organizations whose goal is to have every municipality across the nation make residents more aware of the importance of early detection of prostate cancer for more successful cure from the disease.
ZERO Prostate Cancer is the leading national nonprofit with the mission to end prostate cancer and help all who are impacted. It advances research, provides support, and creates solutions to achieve health equity to meet the most critical needs of the community.
The organization provides resources for prostate cancer patients and their families to access comprehensive support, make meaningful connections, and take action to save lives. It works through volunteers to increase advocacy, awareness, and community engagement to ZERO out prostate cancer. ZERO spends more on programs than any other prostate cancer charity, dedicating 85 cents of every dollar to support, education, and research.
Moran, formerly from Keansburg and now living in Wrightstown, appeared at the council meeting to accept the resolution from Gluckstein. He noted his cancer, detected through a routine health inspection and because of the early detection, appears to be checked and arrested. Moran explained that Friday morning, the day after the meeting, he was taking his last treatment for the disease and is hopeful his report will be good when he returns in six weeks for his after-treatment first visit.
Moran said he joined both organizations because of his own surprise at having cancer detected without any outward signs of any problems and already sees the importance of early detection. He also praised Courtney Bugler, the President and CEOP of ZERO Prostate Cancer, who was formerly a national director of Race for a Cure/More than Pink, a drive to make women aware of early breast cancer. Moran noted that studies have shown the same elements that cause prostate cancer in men have been aligned with those that cause breast cancer in women. He noted Bugler’s father had prostate cancer and she herself is a breast cancer survivor.
“I’m happy to be here in Atlantic Highlands,” Moran said, “I like being part of the aim to have every town declare a Prostate Cancer Awareness Month
