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01/31/2023
The Prostate Cancer Foundation Announces 2022 Challenge Awards Totaling More Than $12 Million for Prostate Cancer Research
LOS ANGELES, Calif., January 31, 2023 – The Prostate Cancer Foundation (PCF) today announced the 2022 Class of PCF Team Challenge Award recipients and a total of more than $12 million in funding for innovative prostate cancer research. PCF Challenge Awards fund international, multi-institutional, cross-disciplinary teams of investigators conducting highly... Read More
01/11/2023
Prostate Cancer Foundation Health Equities Expert Panel to Establish Screening Guidelines for Black Men
Leading organization for prostate cancer research aims to reduce Black disparities through screening, early detection, and disease awareness LOS ANGELES, Calif., January 11, 2023 – In its ongoing work to address health disparities for Black men related to prostate cancer, the Prostate Cancer Foundation (PCF) today announced it is convening... Read More
12/14/2022
The Prostate Cancer Foundation and ZERO – The End of Prostate Cancer Announce 2022 Young Investigator Award
LOS ANGELES, Calif., December 14, 2022 – The Prostate Cancer Foundation (PCF) and ZERO today announced the 2022 ZERO-PCF VAlor Young Investigator Award for innovative research into the causes of racial disparities in prostate cancer and potential strategies to reduce them. The $225,000 ZERO-PCF VAlor Young Investigator Award was awarded... Read More
12/07/2022
The Prostate Cancer Foundation Mourns Death of Esteemed Board Member Arthur H. Kern
LOS ANGELES, Calif., December 7, 2022 – With great sadness, the Prostate Cancer Foundation (PCF) today shares the news of the loss of our dear friend and esteemed PCF Board member (Emeritus) Arthur H. Kern, who passed away on November 16, 2022, at the age of 76. Art was incredibly... Read More
12/06/2022
The Prostate Cancer Foundation Announces Inaugural $30 Million TACTICAL Awards Program for Innovative Prostate Cancer Research
LOS ANGELES, Calif., December 6, 2022 – The Prostate Cancer Foundation (PCF) today announced four inaugural Class of 2022 TACTICAL (Therapy ACceleration To Intercept CAncer Lethality) Award recipients. This $30 million program will support cross-disciplinary pioneering research toward the goal of developing 21st Century therapies for the most life-threatening form... Read More
11/16/2022
The Prostate Cancer Foundation Appoints William K. Oh, MD, as Chief Medical Officer
Los Angeles, Calif., November 16, 2022 – The Prostate Cancer Foundation (PCF), the world’s leading philanthropic organization dedicated to funding life-saving prostate cancer research, today announced that William K. Oh, MD, an internationally recognized genitourinary (GU) oncologist with expertise in the use of systemic treatments for prostate cancer, has been... Read More
11/10/2022
Prostate Cancer Foundation Continues its Mission to Honor and Advance U.S. Veterans Diagnosed with Prostate Cancer
LOS ANGELES, Calif., November 10, 2022 – In recognition of Veterans Day, the Prostate Cancer Foundation announces the extension of its Veterans Health Initiative to reach more Veterans with two new philanthropic precision oncology pilot programs at VA Medical Centers in Baltimore, MD, and Atlanta, GA. Prostate cancer is the most... Read More
10/26/2022
The Prostate Cancer Foundation Announces 2022 Young Investigator Awards Totaling $7.2 Million for Prostate Cancer Research
LOS ANGELES, Calif., October 26, 2022 – The Prostate Cancer Foundation (PCF) today announced the Class of 2022 Young Investigator Award recipients totaling $7.2 million in funding for innovative prostate cancer research. PCF Young Investigator Awards are intended to identify a cohort of future research leaders who will keep the... Read More
08/30/2022
The Prostate Cancer Foundation and Olympic Freestyle Skier Winter Vinecki Challenge Americans to “Get Healthy” During Prostate Cancer Awareness Month
LOS ANGELES, Calif., August 30, 2022 – The Prostate Cancer Foundation (PCF) challenges Americans to show their support for men affected by prostate cancer by taking a simple challenge to get active and eat healthfully during Prostate Cancer Awareness Month in September. Olympic freestyle aerial skier and PCF celebrity ambassador Winter... Read More
05/25/2022
Major League Baseball and Prostate Cancer Foundation Partner on 26th Annual Home Run Challenge and Tour
LOS ANGELES, Calif., May 25, 2022 – The Prostate Cancer Foundation (PCF) and Major League Baseball (MLB) are teaming up for the 26th Annual Home Run Challenge and Tour, beginning May 27 and continuing through Father’s Day, June 19, to bring awareness about the fight against prostate cancer through the... Read More