Roasted Sweet Potatoes and Okra
Prep Time: 15 minutes | Cook Time: 30-40 minutes | Yields: 4-6 servings Ingredients: • 1-1.5 pounds orange sweet potatoes, peeled and cut into 1/2-inch pieces • 1 pound okra, top removed and cut lengthwise • High-heat oil (e.g. avocado, safflower, sunflower) • ½ teaspoon paprika • ½ teaspoon garlic. Read More
09/01/2020
Beyond the Genetics of Prostate Cancer: New Discovery Has “Profound Implications for Treatment”
Of all the crafty things that metastatic prostate cancer does, this is among the trickiest: it hijacks normal processes that help an embryo grow to become a healthy baby – pathways and programs that nature meant for good – and twists them for its own evil purposes. Good news: An. Read More
Broccoli Roasted Red Pepper Soup
This recipe is from Beth Ginsberg, Executive Chef at the Milken Family Foundation. Ingredients: • 1 tbsp olive oil • 1 medium onion (sliced) • 6 cups chopped broccoli (florets and steamed) • 2 roasted red peppers • 6 cups vegetable or chicken stock • ½ cup rolled oats •. Read More
Broccoli Potato Soup
Ingredients: • 1 head broccoli • 2 medium potatoes (peeled and cut into chunks) • 7 cups vegetable or chicken stock • to taste - sea salt • to taste - white pepper Directions: 1. Put all ingredients in a soup pot. 2. Place over high heat and bring to. Read More
08/11/2020
Molecular Biomarker Tests for Localized Prostate Cancer
You’ve got localized prostate cancer. Deciding on treatment is easy, right? Not always! Molecular biomarker tests – which look at biopsy tissue for many factors, including genetic mutations and expression of certain genes or proteins in the cancer – may provide extra guidance. Is one of these tests right for. Read More
07/30/2020
The iMASC: PCF Young Investigator Designs Durable, Reusable, COVID-Safe N95 Mask
Before COVID-19, most of us didn’t give much thought to the daily use of personal protective equipment (PPE). Masks were for Halloween and Mardi Gras, and nobody called them respirators. Here at PCF, we certainly never thought one of our Young Investigators would be taking time out from his own. Read More
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07/02/2020
PCF Catalyzes the Development of Polygenic Test for African American Men at Highest Risk
Studies of cancer in twins have revealed that 57% of all prostate cancer runs in families; one might say that this makes prostate cancer the most “family inherited” form of human cancer. For the last 20 years, the Prostate Cancer Foundation has been funding the detective work to figure out. Read More
06/22/2020
Prostate Cancer’s Sweet Tooth
Cancer loves sugar, and sugar really loves cancer. Isn’t that sweet? Actually, no, it’s more like a match made in hell – because sugar (glucose) makes many types of cancer grow faster. Scientists have long known that cancers soak up glucose like a sponge; in fact, German physiologist Otto Warburg,. Read More
06/16/2020
Sexual Health After Prostate Cancer: Patients and Partners
When it comes to disrupting your life, prostate cancer cuts quite the swath. We don’t know exactly how big this trail of disruption is. We don’t know how bad it is, either. Let’s start with the numbers. In the U.S. alone, there are more than 3 million men out there. Read More