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06/23/2016
PROSTATE CANCER FOUNDATION ANNOUNCES 24 NEW YOUNG INVESTIGATOR AWARDS
SANTA MONICA, CA June 23, 2016 – The Prostate Cancer Foundation (PCF) is pleased to announce 24 new Young Investigator (YI) Awards to pioneer increasingly precise treatments and faster cures for prostate cancer. Members of the Class of 2016 were selected from a pool of 128 applicants from 77... Read More
06/07/2016
New Clinical Trial Endpoint May Speed The Development Of New Therapies For Patients With Localized Prostate Cancer
At the 2016 American Society of Clinical Oncology (ASCO) Annual Conference, Dr. Christopher Sweeney presented results from ICECaP (Intermediate Clinical Endpoints in Cancer of the Prostate), a Prostate Cancer Foundation (PCF)-supported initiative, that will halve the time required to assess new therapies for aggressive prostate cancer. "We need to move... Read More
06/02/2016
PROSTATE CANCER FOUNDATION AND MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL STEP UP TO THE PLATE TO RAISE AWARENESS AND FUND RESEARCH FOR PROSTATE CANCER
Prostate cancer is diagnosed every 2.9 minutes One man dies from prostate cancer every 20 minutes In 2016, more than 26,000 will die from the disease Santa Monica, CA, June 2, 2016 -- The Prostate Cancer Foundation (PCF) and Major League Baseball (MLB) are once again teaming up to hit... Read More
06/02/2016
PCF and MLB Step Up to the Plate to Raise Awareness and Fund Research for Prostate Cancer
The Prostate Cancer Foundation (PCF) and Major League Baseball (MLB) are once again teaming up to hit home runs for prostate cancer research and encourage fans to “Keep Dad in the Game” as part of the yearly celebration of Father’s Day and annual Home Run Challenge. This year Joe Torre,... Read More
05/13/2016
Obesity And A High-fat Diet Promote Prostate Cancer Progression By Amplifying The Activity Of Cancer Genes
At the 2016 Annual American Association for Cancer Research (AACR) Conference, Giorgia Zadra, PhD, of the Harvard: Dana-Farber Cancer Institute and Brigham and Women's Hospital, presented results from a study that helped to clarify the relationship between obesity and prostate cancer. The skinny? Fat increases the activity of a critical... Read More
05/12/2016
Prostate Cancer Foundation Announces New Chief Digital Officer Tom Andrus
Santa Monica, CA -- May 12, 2016 - Tom Andrus has been appointed Chief Digital Officer and Executive Vice President of the Prostate Cancer Foundation (PCF) effective immediately reporting to Jonathan W. Simons, MD, President and CEO. As Chief Digital Officer, Andrus will oversee the Foundation's increasing digital presence. He... Read More
05/09/2016
Trailblazing Study Optimizes Anti-androgen Therapy For Advanced Prostate Cancer Patients
A recent study funded by the Prostate Cancer Foundation (PCF) reports a new strategy for "fine-tuning" how the body processes abiraterone to optimize therapy for men with metastatic, treatment-resistant prostate cancer (mCRPC). These exciting results were published in the May 26 issue ofNature. "Overall, our findings shed light into new... Read More
05/02/2016
Inherited Defects In Breast And Ovarian Cancer Genes Predispose To Prostate Cancer With Worse Outcomes
At the 2016 American Association for Cancer Research (AACR) Annual Meeting, Dr. Joaquin Mateo, a medical oncologist at the Institute for Cancer Research, UK, presented results from a new study which assessed hormone therapy-resistant prostate cancer patients for the prevalence of hereditary alterations in DNA repair genes. An estimated 50-60%... Read More
04/27/2016
Prostate Cancer Foundation Announces New Chief Operating Officer John H. Weston
Santa Monica, CA -- April 27, 2016 - John H. Weston has been appointed Chief Operating Officer and Executive Vice President of the Prostate Cancer Foundation (PCF) effective immediately reporting to Jonathan W. Simons, MD, President and CEO. Externally, Weston's role will be to identify, cultivate and integrate new business... Read More
04/21/2016
New Genetic Test Helps To Select Best Medicines For Prostate Cancer Treatment And Identifies Hereditary Cancer Genes
Like self-driving cars, precision medicine for prostate cancer is no promise of the distant future -- with the efforts of Prostate Cancer Foundation (PCF)-funded researchers and others, the prototypes have arrived. The first major precision medicine studies were huge -- utilizing "whole exome" sequencing, in which every gene expressed by... Read More