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12/18/2018
Prostate Cancer Scoring Method May Underestimate Mortality Risk in Black Men
Original Press Release Issued by: Dana-Farber Cancer Institute Black men diagnosed with prostate cancer classified as low risk may actually have a more aggressive form of the disease that is more likely to be fatal than in nonblack men placed in the same prognostic category, a new study suggests. This... Read More
11/28/2018
Reliance on ‘YouTube Medicine’ May Be Dangerous for Those Concerned About Prostate Cancer
Original Press Release Issued by: NYU Langone Health NOVEMBER 27, 2018 (9:30AM) The most popular YouTube videos on prostate cancer often offer misleading or biased medical information that poses potential health risks to patients, an analysis of the social media platform shows. Led by researchers at NYU School of Medicine and NYU... Read More
11/08/2018
$2.5 Million Gift From The John And Daria Barry Foundation to the Prostate Cancer Foundation Establishes New Precision Oncology Center of Excellence Serving U.S. Veterans at VA’s Manhattan Campus
NEW YORK, NY, November 8, 2018 – Helping to advance revolutionary research in prostate cancer and delivery of precision treatments to U.S. Veterans, the John and Daria Barry Foundation has donated $2.5 million to the Prostate Cancer Foundation (PCF) to establish the John and Daria Barry Precision Oncology Center of... Read More
10/30/2018
The Prostate Cancer Foundation Awards $5.5 Million to PCF Challenge Award Recipients to Advance Prostate Cancer Research
LOS ANGELES, Calif., October 30, 2018 – The Prostate Cancer Foundation (PCF) is announcing today that it will be awarding more than $5.5 million in research funding to six new 2018 PCF Challenge Award teams. Funding for the PCF Challenge Award will support international, multi-institutional, cross-disciplinary teams of scientists conducting... Read More
10/08/2018
Baylor research team awarded $6.3 million NCI grant to develop tools to better understand disparities in prostate, breast cancers
Original Press Release Issued by: Baylor College of Medicine HOUSTON – (Oct. 3, 2018) – As part of the Beau Biden Cancer Moonshot initiative, the National Cancer Institute has awarded $6.3 million dollars to Dr. Nicholas Mitsiades and a multidisciplinary, collaborative team at Baylor College of Medicine to establish a... Read More
10/02/2018
Clovis Oncology Receives Breakthrough Therapy Designation for Rubraca® (rucaparib) for Treatment of BRCA1/2-Mutated Metastatic Castration Resistant Prostate Cancer (mCRPC)
Breakthrough Therapy designation (BTD) granted to Rubraca based on initial data from ongoingTRITON2 Phase 2 study in advanced prostate cancer The data set from the TRITON2 study which supported BTD will be presented at the 2018 ESMO Congress later this month in Munich BOULDER, Colo. (BUSINESS WIRE) -- October... Read More
10/01/2018
MD Anderson Immunologist Jim Allison Awarded Nobel Prize
Original Press Release issued by: MD Anderson News Jim Allison, Ph.D., chair of Immunology and executive director of the Immunotherapy Platform at The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, today was awarded the 2018 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine for launching an effective new way to attack cancer by treating the immune system... Read More
09/18/2018
The Prostate Cancer Foundation Reveals the First National Report About Lack Of Basic Prostate Cancer Understanding in The U.S.
LOS ANGELES, Calif., September 18, 2018 – The Prostate Cancer Foundation (PCF) today released the results of its first national public awareness report about risks, actions and attitudes toward prostate cancer in the PCF 3P Report 2018: Public Perception of Prostate Cancer. The PCF 3P Report indicates that 69% of... Read More
FinditParts Announces First Ever Matching Donation Campaign in Commercial Vehicle Industry to Raise Funds And Awareness for Prostate Cancer Research
LOS ANGELES (Sept. 12, 2018) -- FinditParts, the number one supplier of heavy duty truck and trailer parts online, today pledged its commitment to the Prostate Cancer Foundation’s (PCF) community fundraising initiative, Many vs Cancer, to match 100 percent of donations made through its website beginning in September which is... Read More
09/04/2018
The Prostate Cancer Foundation Launches PSA Starring Actor Dax Shepard and First-Ever PCF Pushup Challenge as Part of Its ‘Do Blue’ Campaign to Kick-off Prostate Cancer Awareness Month
LOS ANGELES, Calif., September 4, 2018 – This year marks the 25th anniversary of the Prostate Cancer Foundation’s (PCF) efforts of advancing prostate cancer research. In honor of Prostate Cancer Awareness Month this September, PCF is making it the Prostate Cancer ACTION month to create awareness, spark conversations and raise... Read More