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08/31/2023

The Prostate Cancer Foundation Challenges America To Get Healthy This September

LOS ANGELES, Calif., August 31, 2023 – September is Prostate Cancer Awareness Month and the Prostate Cancer Foundation (PCF) is challenging all Americans to Get Healthy with PCF by joining two Prostate Cancer Awareness Challenges: 108 Miles in September Run/Walk Challenge and 30 Foods in 30 Days Healthy Eating Challenge.... Read More

06/16/2023

MLB commemorates Father’s Day in partnership with Prostate Cancer Foundation

For its 27th season, MLB and PCF has teamed up to host the Home Run Challenge. Each home run hit in all games beginning May 20 and leading up to Father’s Day (June 18) have raised money to fight prostate cancer. Fans can still visit pcf.org/homerunchallenge to pledge a donation for... Read More

06/08/2023

ZERO Prostate Cancer Taps Breast Cancer Leader and Survivor as Next President and CEO

Washington, D.C., June 8, 2023 - After a nationwide executive search, ZERO Prostate Cancer proudly announces Courtney Bugler, CFRE, as its new President and CEO, effective August 7. Bugler, a trailblazing nonprofit leader with extensive executive experience in national health nonprofits, fundraising, and advocacy, will succeed the current President and... Read More

05/31/2023

Major League Baseball and Prostate Cancer Foundation Partner on 27th Annual Home Run Challenge and Tour

LOS ANGELES, Calif., May 31, 2023 – The Prostate Cancer Foundation (PCF) and Major League Baseball (MLB) are teaming up for the 27th Annual Home Run Challenge and Tour now through Father’s Day, June 18, to raise funds and awareness in the fight against prostate cancer through America’s National Pastime.... Read More

05/24/2023

Prostate Cancer Foundation-Funded Study Sheds Light on Improving Access to Precision Oncology Care for U.S. Veterans with Prostate Cancer

LOS ANGELES, Calif., May 24, 2023 – A team of Prostate Cancer Foundation (PCF)-funded researchers found that U.S. Veterans with cancer who receive in-person genetics counseling versus a telehealth consult are significantly more likely to complete full germline genetic testing, findings which may help address disparities in patient access to... Read More

04/05/2023

Prostate Cancer Foundation-Funded Research Identifies Promising Precision Immunotherapy Approach for Advanced Prostate Cancer

LOS ANGELES, Calif., April 5, 2023 – Although immunotherapies can successfully treat many types of cancer, they have shown limited effectiveness in advanced prostate cancer that has become resistant to treatment, known as metastatic castration-resistant prostate cancer (mCRPC). New findings from a Prostate Cancer Foundation (PCF)-funded investigator reveal the mechanisms... Read More

03/03/2023

Hawks Raise $144,000 for Fifth Annual ‘Black History Month Assist Challenge’ to Support the Prostate Cancer Foundation

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: 3/3/23 CONTACT: Max Strauss or Malynda Washington, Hawks Brand Communications, [email protected] More than $777,000 Donated to the Prostate Cancer Foundation Since the Launch of Campaign in 2019 ATLANTA – Earlier this evening at the Hawks’ game, the Atlanta Hawks Foundation presented a check of $144,000 to the... Read More

03/03/2023

Prostate Cancer Foundation-Funded Genetic Study of Men of African Ancestry Finds New Risk Factors for Prostate Cancer

The largest-ever genetic study of prostate cancer in Black men identified nine new gene variants that increase risk, determined polygenic risk score can predict more aggressive disease.  LOS ANGELES, Calif., March 3, 2023 – One in six Black men in the United States will be diagnosed with prostate cancer in... Read More

03/02/2023

Prostate Cancer Foundation-Funded Research Identifies Promising Combination Immunotherapy Treatment for Advanced Prostate Cancer

Study defines a mechanism by which prostate cancer cells evade the immune system and a possible new precision immunotherapy regimen that counters it in an aggressive form of advanced disease.  LOS ANGELES, Calif., March 2, 2023 – Immunotherapies have successfully treated many types of cancer with the exception of advanced... Read More

02/01/2023

The Prostate Cancer Foundation Launches ‘Black Men: Know Your Risk’ Campaign and Teams Up with Atlanta Hawks for ‘Black History Month Assist Challenge’ to Raise Awareness and Funds for Prostate Cancer Research

PCF campaign urges men to ‘Know Your Risk’ for prostate cancer, especially Black men who are more than twice as likely to die from the disease.  LOS ANGELES, Calif., February 1, 2023 – This February the Prostate Cancer Foundation (PCF) is teaming up with the Atlanta Hawks for the fifth... Read More