12/27/2016
Nobody Else is Doing This
Federal research funds have been dwindling for years; universities are hurting, and academic scientists, who have to raise their own research funding, are perennially strapped for cash. Drug companies like to bet on sure things, and without the initial research to show that a potential new treatment has promise, they aren’t. Read More
When Treatment Stops Working: Blame Resistance
In the upside down world of prostate cancer, the good guys want to win the war and the bad guys are leading the resistance. Imagine Rick’s Café in Casablanca, except it’s the bad guys, with a nod from Humphrey Bogart, who are the ones singing “La Marseillaise” – drowning out. Read More
One Veteran’s Story: PCF Leads the Way With Cancer Research for Veterans
The man with the great smile is Ken Schweizer. He’s 78 but doesn’t look it, a Korean War Veteran who’s been living with prostate cancer for nearly 13 years. “When I turned 65, I went on Medicare, and I thought it was a good opportunity to get a physical,” he. Read More
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11/10/2016
Prostate Cancer Foundation is Now “Curing Together”
Our mission is to cure prostate cancer once and for all, but we can’t do it alone. Read More
2017 Research Partner Card Survey
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The 2016 Durden Foundation – PCF Creativity Award
The 2016 Durden Foundation - PCF Creativity Award Alicia Morgans, MD Vanderbilt University Proposal Title: Cognitive Effects of Androgen Receptor (AR) Directed Therapies for Advanced Prostate Cancer: Defining the Role of AR in the Central Nervous System • The androgen receptor (AR) is hypothesized to play a role in certain regions. Read More
Young Investigator Award-Class of 2016
The PCF Young Investigator Award-Class of 2016 recipients are: 2016 Elliot Abramowitz–PCF Young Investigator Award Rohit Bose, MD, PhD Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center Mentor: Charles Sawyers, MD Proposal Title: Epigenetic Sensitization of Enzalutamide Response Description The androgen receptor (AR) is the primary driver of prostate cancer, and targeting AR is. Read More
Creativity Awards Recipients 2011
A rigorous peer review process vetted the 14 selected projects from a field of more than 200 applications representing leading institutions in 11 countries. Historically, 70 percent of such PCF awards have gone on to attract additional multi-year funding from PCF and other sources. These two-year awards are designed to support new. Read More