Jim West is a long-time patient advocate working mostly with men of African descent. He lives in Florida and has served on many panels at the national level. He asks questions and is a fiery, fired up advocate! This is what Jim said on his Prostate Cancer InfoLink Social Network page: I am a survivior of eleven yrs.I am an advocate; at state and nation level. Facilatate two man to man groups in town.Train speaker for ACS M.T M program; presently persuing legislation. re-mandating Insur. Company selling health coverage in state. Must pay for one screening per year: for men 40yrs. and older . ( Florida ) Advocate Spotlight on Jim West By James Ullrich, July 2007 JWest Prostate Cancer Foundation LINK to organization whose focus is on African-American men and prostate cancer Remember we are NOT Doctors and have NO medical training. This site is like an Encyclopedia - there are many pages, many links on many topics. Support our work with any size DONATION - see left side of any page - for how to donate. You can help raise awareness of CAM.