Health and Medicine in 2014; Discussions from the Milken Institute Global Conference

Prostate Cancer Foundation leaders led panel discussions on health and medicine at the Milken Institute’s Global Conference, held from April 27-April 30, 2014, in Beverly Hills, CA. Check out the following full-length videos to learn about lifestyle choices and developing fields of medicine that we think will make some of the biggest impacts in our lives.

Project Data Sphere Initiative Launched—an initial task, sharing prostate cancer study results

This scientific crowdsourcing project, with the Prostate Cancer Foundation as a collaborator, aims to streamline the process of sharing clinical information from many different studies in order to deliver better treatments faster to patients.

Letters from Bozeman – Kenneth May, Jr., MD, PhD; Second in a Series: Postcard from the Cutting Edge: ASCO in Chicago

Dr. May travels to the Heartland for a major cancer conference, and returns home to Montana with valuable information that enables one of his patients to gain insurance approval for a newly FDA-approved prostate cancer drug.

Philly Against Prostate Cancer

A mid-size city is yielding a super crop of groundbreaking anti-cancer research. Why is some of the most important work against prostate cancer sprouting in Philadelphia?

Congratulations, Charlie Wilson!

The R&B legend and prostate cancer survivor recognized at the annual BET awards with lifetime achievement award.

New York Magazine’s List of Best Doctors Includes Many Prostate Cancer Foundation Funded Researchers

Each year Castle Connolly Medical Ltd., a research organization based in New York City, publishes their guide, titled “Top Doctors: New York Metro Area.” The guide includes some 6,000 physicians in the region that have been selected by their peers as the crème de la crème of delivery of medical care.

Combo Treatment May Boost Survival With Advanced Prostate Cancer

Adding chemotherapy to hormone therapy added 14 months to patients' lives in study.

Study Questions Radiation Use for 'Low-Risk' Prostate Cancers

Upping the dosage didn't alter survival rates for men with these slow-growing tumors.

'Watchful Waiting' Becoming More Common for Prostate Cancer Patients

Study finds men with low-risk disease often getting monitoring over surgery, radiation, hormone therapy.

A New Genomic Classifier Enables Diagnosis of the Aggressive Neuroendocrine Subclass of Treatment-Resistant Prostate Cancer

Tumors that express neuro-developmental markers are of the most highly aggressive subsets of treatment-resistant prostate cancer and have a unique biology that requires novel study and treatment options.

Earlier Chemotherapy May Extend Patient Survival in Multiple Prostate Cancer Settings

Whether a prostate cancer patient is just presenting with localized high risk prostate cancer, presenting with metastatic prostate cancer, or experiencing a metastatic recurrence, earlier treatment with taxane chemotherapy may prolong survival.

The Discovery of New Molecular Mechanisms that May Link Obesity and High Risk Prostate Cancer

Obesity is known to increase the risk for prostate cancer, particularly for high-risk, lethal disease.

6 New Movember Foundation – PCF Challenge Awards Advance Precision Medicine and Novel Treatments for Lethal Prostate Cancer

The Prostate Cancer Foundation (PCF) announces that it has received nearly $7 million from the Movember Foundation, a valued partner since 2007.

PCF Celebrates the Life and Legacy of our Dear Friend and Honorary Board Member Jerry Weintraub

The Prostate Cancer Foundation wishes to celebrate the life and legacy of our dear friend and honorary board member Jerry Weintraub, who passed away on July 6, 2015.

Prostate Cancer Foundation and Major League Baseball Team Up Against Prostate Cancer

20^th Annual Home Run Challenge to Raise Awareness and Fund Research for Prostate Cancer

Prostate Cancer Foundation Steps Into the Ring to Knock Out Prostate Cancer for Good

Taps boxing legend Evander Holyfield and communications firm (add)ventures to produce public service announcement aimed at African-American men.

Boxing Legend and Five-time Heavyweight Champion of the World Evander Holyfield Gets Ready to Knock Out Prostate Cancer with Public Service Announcement Filmed in Providence

Public Service Announcement will focus on encouraging African-American men to get regularly checked for prostate cancer; the project is a collaborative philanthropic effort between (add)ventures, the Prostate Cancer Foundation and Team Holyfield.

Prostate Cancer Foundation (PCF) Announces Inaugural Stupski Prize in Prostate Cancer Computational

$25,000 Awarded to Nikolaus Schultz, PhD for Work on cBioPortal.