"The TEAM Approach involving a variety of specialists has become standard
in treating other cancers, such as breast, colon and lung cancer.

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VITAS Innovative Hospice Care(R) Offers Needed Grief Tools Freely Available on www.vitas.com

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"The bereaved typically wonder what to expect from grief, what is normal,
how to help children and teens coping with loss, and when to seek professional
help," said Robin Fiorelli, national director of bereavement and volunteer
services at VITAS Healthcare Corporation.

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Headquartered in Miami, Florida, VITAS (pronounced VEE-tahs) operates 34
hospice programs in 12 states (Arizona, California, Connecticut, Delaware,
Florida, Georgia, Illinois, New Jersey, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Texas and
Wisconsin). Women Join the TEAM
Approach is a collaborative initiative between the Prostate Cancer Foundation
and sanofi-aventis.prostatecancerfoundation.

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Torre's goal is
to help partners and caregivers learn from her experiences in supporting loved
ones with prostate cancer.

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It has also shown that wives may enhance the quality of
decision -making by gathering information, helping the patient to ask
questions, or helping advise them about treatment decisions.

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"I learned through my husband's experience with prostate cancer that
assembling a full team of medical specialists is crucial in gaining the best
possible treatment outcome," said Torre.
An estimated 230,000 American men will be diagnosed with prostate cancer in
2005. Since inception in 1993,
the PCF has become the world's largest philanthropic source of support for
prostate cancer research.

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"Better coordination among specialists can possibly lead to better outcomes
for men with prostate cancer.prostatecancerfoundation.

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In particular, Torre
will encourage men with prostate cancer to seek the advice of an integrated
team of health care professionals -- a urologist , radiation oncologist and
medical oncologist -- to ensure that all available treatment options are fully
explored and an optimal treatment plan may be implemented.

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James McKiernan, Assistant Professor of Urology at Columbia University Medical
Center and Attending Physician at New York-Presbyterian Hospital/Columbia.org or call 1-877-MEN-7877.

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Women and Caregivers Go to Bat Against Prostate Cancer at Select Baseball
Stadiums Nationwide

SANTA MONICA, Calif .

About Prostate Cancer
In the United States, prostate cancer is the most common cancer among men
and the second leading cause of annual cancer deaths, following lung cancer. One in
six American men will develop prostate cancer.

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"We've devoted this section of our
Web site to answering those questions, and to sharing the heartfelt and
inspiring works of others who've successfully dealt with grief. Sometimes
just reading what others have been through helps to validate feelings and
start the healing process.
"With the incidence of prostate cancer on the rise, men with prostate
cancer need to be proactive in their search for the right physician team so
they may obtain the information they need to make the right treatment
decisions," said Leslie D.

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, Ali Torre, wife of
legendary baseball manager and prostate cancer survivor Joe Torre, has teamed
with the Prostate Cancer Foundation to launch Women Join the TEAM Approach, a
campaign urging partners and caregivers of men with prostate cancer to become
active in the treatment decisions of their loved ones.org.

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However,
prostate cancer treatment has lagged behind other cancers where
multidisciplinary teams of physicians collectively guide treatment," said Dr. "We
need to do a better job of educating men with prostate cancer not to wait
until their disease has progressed to a late stage to seek the advice of a
medical oncologist, and of changing our approach in the management of prostate
cancer by combining the specialists early on to benefit the patient."
For a list of tips for partners and caregivers and additional information
about the Women Join the TEAM Approach program, log on to
http: //www.

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com, patients and families will find more
than 100 resources that can assist them through the grief process or help them
support a friend or loved one who is grieving.
VITAS bereavement services are always free to the public. They consist
of:

* Regular bereavement support letters, newsletters and other educational
materials
* Bereavement support groups led by professional VITAS staff
* Memorial services provided in various locations and communities
* Bereavement support telephone calls and visits by professional staff
and volunteers
* Community resource referral services, helping families to find grief
therapists , community support groups, legal services and other services

About VITAS
VITAS Innovative Hospice Care(R), a pioneer and leader in the hospice
movement since 1978, is the nation 's largest provider of end-of-life care.

Ali Torre Teams Up With Prostate Cancer Foundation to Encourage Men to Enlist a TEAM of Specialists in Prostate Cancer Management

Michelson CEO of the Prostate Cancer Foundation.

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At the
conclusion of the fourth quarter of 2004, VITAS reported an average daily
census of 9,134. "We also learned that our
communication and support of each other was our own 'double play' against the
disease.

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MIAMI, VITAS Innovative Hospice Care(R), the
nation's largest provider of end-of-life care and a pioneering leader in the
hospice movement, now offers an abundance of important grief support and
bereavement information on its Web site. There also is a detailed
resource list of books and bereavement journals, as well as links to other
grief Web sites and a link to a listing of current support groups and memorial
services in each of the communities that VITAS serves."
During Prostate Cancer Awareness Month, select baseball teams throughout
the country will participate in raising awareness about the TEAM Approach in
the fight against prostate cancer.

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By clicking on the Grief +
Bereavement icon at http://www."
The VITAS Web site contains a section on tips for adults coping with loss,
tips for adults assisting grieving children and teens , and a section of
encouraging and supportive poems and prose about grief and loss.

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Today, I call on the partners and caregivers of men with prostate
cancer to become educated, active and join your loved one's healthcare team,"
she added.
Women Join the TEAM Approach is part of an ongoing public awareness
program, It's a TEAM Approach: Prostate Cancer Treatment, Education, Awareness
and Management, that urges men with prostate cancer, their partners and others
in the support network to identify a multidisciplinary team of specialists who
can best determine the course of action for the disease. A man is 33 percent more
likely to develop prostate cancer than an American woman is to get breast
cancer.

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Through not only her husbands, but also her
father's prostate cancer diagnosis and treatment, Torre became acutely aware
of the vital role she played in their healthcare decisions . Over the next decade as baby boomer men reach the target age for the
diagnosis of prostate cancer , it is anticipated that new prostate cancer cases
will increase to 300,000 per year. For more information , please visit
http://www.

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In addition,
there is a section for healthcare providers that contains professional
articles on providing effective bereavement care. VITAS employs 7,159 professionals who care for terminally ill
patients daily, primarily in the patients' homes, but also in the company 's 24
inpatient hospice units as well as in hospitals, nursing homes and assisted
living facilities /residential care facilities for the elderly.

About the Prostate Cancer Foundation
The Prostate Cancer Foundation (PCF) is dedicated to finding better
treatments and a cure for recurrent prostate cancer.

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vitas.
Research shows that the involvement of a partner in healthcare decisions
is often positively associated with better outcomes for prostate cancer
survivors. This awareness program is sponsored by sanofi-aventis. That's enough to fill a baseball stadium four or five times .

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The PCF has raised more than $230 million and funded
more than 1,200 critical research projects in more than 100 research centers
around the world.