07/01/2024
October Episode of “The Prostate Health Show:” The Breast Cancer-Prostate Cancer Connection
Got questions about prostate health and prostate cancer? The Prostate Cancer Foundation, Sirius XM’s Doctor Radio channel, and NYU Langone Health are partnering on a monthly prostate health radio series. Our host is PCF-funded researcher, urologist, and lifestyle medicine specialist Stacy Loeb, MD, MSc, PhD (Hon.) longtime host of the. Read More
09/26/2022
Dr. Nicholas Vogelzang, renowned medical oncologist and cancer researcher specializing in genitourinary cancers, dies at 72.
The Prostate Cancer Foundation (PCF) is sad to share news of the recent passing of a giant in the field of genitourinary (GU) medical oncology, Dr. Nicholas J. Vogelzang. Dr. Vogelzang (or Nick, as many of his colleagues knew him) dedicated his professional life to researching and treating rare forms. Read More
07/11/2022
Meet Chuck Ryan, M.D.
“I don’t think we’ve ever been in a more exciting time in prostate cancer and oncology, with advances in targeted therapies, hormonal therapies, cellular therapies, radioligand therapies. We don’t know what’s the next big thing, but we know that all of those approaches can be refined even further. We’ve got. Read More
10/27/2017
The 24th Annual Scientific Retreat Recap
In October 2017, the Prostate Cancer Foundation held its 24th Annual Scientific Retreat. Like no other gathering in the industry, the retreat brings together the best and the brightest minds working on prostate cancer to share research, report on new results for patients, and participate in unprecedented collaborations. This year,. Read More
10/19/2016
RFA Notification List Sign Up
PCF Research Awards Notification If you would like to be notified when the next research RFA is available, please provide your email address in the blue box. Go here for more information. Read More
10/13/2016
New Clinical Trial Methods Accelerate Research and Development
Prostate cancer can be slow to progress, frustrating the development of new therapies for patients with early, high-risk disease. New results from ICECaP (Intermediate Clinical Endpoints for Cancer of the Prostate), a PCF-supported initiative led by Dr. Christopher Sweeney, will cut the time required to assess new therapies for aggressive. Read More
10/06/2016
Progress Report: Andrew Armstrong, MD, MSc
Investigator: Andrew Armstrong, MD, MSc – Associate Professor, Duke University Linking Epithelial and Stemness Plasticity with Prostate Cancer Metastasis and the Lethal Phenotype The mechanism by which cancer cells spread from the primary tumor to distant sites in the body (the process of metastasis) is not fully understood. Scientists hypothesize. Read More
10/06/2016
Progress Reports
As part of the award agreement, investigators are expected to make routine progress reports. Members of PCF’s Science Department regularly meet with the award winners to check in on their research. Please check back for new reports as they will be posted as processed. 2009 Creativity Award Reports Cory Abate-Shen, PhD Shelton Earp,. Read More
10/05/2016
A New Generation of Researchers Pioneers Life Saving Solutions
PCF's Young Investigator Program gives recent MDs and PhDs the opportunity to conduct breakthrough research at a critical point in their careers as professional scientists. For these researchers, the first 7 or so years following the conferral of the terminal degree is a precarious and uncertain time. Academic positions are in. Read More
10/03/2016
Not Your Father’s Prostate Cancer
What do recent medical advances mean for men and their families today, and how is this different from the experience of their fathers and grandfathers before them? And what does the future hold? Read More
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