Find out as much as you can about your treatment options. Talk with others who care.

SEE BELOW FOR OUR AFFILIATED AND SPONSORING ORGANIZATIONS.

Mission

Educate men about prostate cancer and the importance of screening to detect the cancer in its early stages when treatment is highly successful. Provide a forum for sharing, caring, supporting, and learning for men and their loved ones when there is a prostate concern or diagnosis.

VISION

A future when prostate cancer is always diagnosed in its early stages, and the number of deaths in the Quad Cities Area from prostate cancer steadily declines to zero.

For more information about the local support group email Michael Guster at ustoogqc@gmail.com

Come to the monthly meeting where we share information about this disease with you and our experiences. We hope you will send your name, address, phone number and email address to ustoogqc@gmail.com so that we can keep you informed of future meetings to learn more about how to deal with prostate cancer.

Check the Events and Speakers page for additional information about the meetings. Here we hope you will leave your Name, Address, Phone Number and Email Address so that we can keep you informed of future meetings to learn more on how to deal with prostate cancer.

We have also created a facebook group Prostate Cancer Support Group – US TOO Greater Quad Cities at https://www.facebook.com/USTOOGQC/

The Us Too and Zero Cancer merge has occurred. The combined organization will be known as Zero Cancer, but since they do not have support groups our local support group will continue as an Us Too support group. Our group funds will continue to be ear-marked as our funds for use by our group.

Zero Cancer is a larger organization with more resources than Us Too. While there is some overlap in what the organizations do, Zero Cancer has programs unique to them. The plan is to extend those programs to include the Us Too chapters. Details are yet to be worked out. Visit www.zerocancer.org for more information about the Zero Cancer organization.

No one needs to face prostate cancer alone. Our local chapter, Greater Quad Cities Us Too Prostate Cancer Support Group, provides the forum for sharing, caring and learning through its many programs and services designed for both men with cancer and their loved ones.

We have lost a founder of the local US TOO. William Bill Palos passed away on April 21st 2025. His obituary can be found here https://www.raffertyfunerals.com/obituaries/William-Palos?obId=42133533#/obituaryInfo He knew his family were destine to get prostate cancer. When he had prostate cancer sought to get information and where to get treatment which led him to form the US TOO and to bring improved treatments to the Quad Cities.

Often men prefer to leave the details of their health to their wives/partners. That means being familiar with your guy’s PSA (Prostate Specific Antigen) number annually and be aware of what an upward trend could mean.

At the March 16, 2023 meeting, the Greater Quad Cities UsTOO prostate cancer support group presented Dave and Donna Evans with an appreciation award for their years of dedication and service to the prostate cancer support group.”

The QC Marathon Rudy’s One Mile Walk for Prostate Cancer is on September 21th at 10:00 am Saturday. It is at the Vibrant Arena at The Mark (Tax Slayer Center) in Moline.

You can register for the run/walk at www.qcmarathon.org, Click on “Races” Scroll down click on “One Mile Run/Walk” and go to the next screen and click on “Register”, enter the required information, and follow the prompts to complete the registration. Print the confirmation or wait for an email conformation to arrive. Pick up packet or late register from 9:00am to 5:00pm: Active Endeavors Health & Fitness Expo & Packet Pick-Up: 101 18th Street Moline Il (Stoney Creek Inn) Confirmation if you registered early to pick up your shirt which is shown below. Also pick up an awesome poster shown below. But for the One Mile Walkers/Runners will have to get there before 10 am.

Quad Cities Marathon Press Conference This year’s awesome poster which will also be available.

This year, 2024 is the 27^th Anniversary of the Quad City Marathon, and we’d love to thank the committee and Joe Moreno for their tremendous funding support of the Us TOO message by having a large participation showing again for 2024. When you reach the appropriate line on the registration form, enter Zero/UsTOO so we get credit for all of our participants. See photo further down.

Also at the Expo at the participants may obtain from Greater QC Prostate Group Support Group booth an optional commemorative race bib add the name of the person you are honoring.

When competing the Run/Walk you will receive a finisher medal and then proceed to the post race refreshments including Brudy’s beer and tacos from the Sponsor Rudy’s Tacos and a live band for the adult participants.And if you are fast enough Awards for: Top 5 overall male and female + Top 3 Masters Division male & female.

This is the primary source of income for our group. Last year we received $5,000 from the marathon. Please consider registering for the walk, even if you do not plan to walk or want the shirt and medal, as a way of supporting our group. We have exceeded 200 registrants only once – help us exceed it again to ensure we continue to be a benefactor of the QC Marathon.

See the information about this program and why it is being done from KWQC’s news interview with Paula Sands (Note: a small advertisement will proceed the program) http://www.kwqc.com/video?vid=423198833

Rudy’s One Mile Run/Walk for Prostate Cancer is part of the Quad Cities Marathon weekend activities in September. The Quias Family & Rudy’s Taco are sponsors of this event.

Zero/Us Too was selected to receive a traveling trophy as the recipients of Non-Profit Organization Corporate Challenge Award

Thanks to Joe Moreno, the QC Marathon Committee and Board of Directors for their continued support of prostate cancer awareness, education and support for men diagnosed with prostate cancer.

Learn More About Prostate Cancer Treatment Options

Find timely information about treatment options on our Newly Diagnosed, Resources, and Us Too News tabs.

Discuss treatment options directly with one of our members. See a call list on our Support Group Counselors/Contact Us tab.
Attend our monthly meetings. See our Calendar of Events.
All meetings are from 6 to 8 p.m. with speakers during the first hour. The second hour includes an informal discussion where newly diagnosed members may talk with other men and their families concerning their results and outcome of treatment.