01/21/2020
Stress and Prostate Cancer
Does prostate cancer make stress worse? For many men dealing with prostate cancer, the answer is a definite yes; of course it does. Having prostate cancer is worrisome – even today, when there is more hope of successful treatment than ever before. But it’s not just the cancer itself. It’s. Read More
01/16/2020
Focal Therapy for Prostate Cancer: If It Sounds Too Good To Be True…
If you have been diagnosed with cancer that is contained within the prostate, you may be thinking: “Hey, there’s just a spot of cancer that showed up on the MRI,” or: “Only three of the needles came back with any cancer at all.” And this may lead you to think: . Read More
Video 1 of 4: Us Too Roundtable
At the 26th Annual Prostate Cancer Foundation Scientific Retreat, we brought together Us TOO patient support group leaders and physician-researchers in a panel to discuss the latest developments on topics that are of key interest to patients. Our goal is to bring this new knowledge to all prostate cancer patients. Read More
11/21/2019
Top 5 New Discoveries for Patients from the 26th Annual PCF Scientific Retreat
PCF held its 26th Annual Scientific Retreat in October. In attendance were 665 participants from 188 institutions, 18 countries, and 5 continents – the largest turnout in PCF history! Scientific Retreat is an opportunity for PCF-funded investigators and other experts in the field of prostate cancer research to learn from. Read More
11/19/2019
Surgery, Radiation, and a One-Act Play
You’re minding your own business and happily living your life, as most of us are when there is a diagnosis of cancer. What do you do now? For Ric Siler, an actor and writer who was diagnosed with prostate cancer at age 64, the easy answer is that he went. Read More
Young Investigator Award – Class of 2019
The PCF Young Investigator Award-Class of 2019 recipients are: 2019 National Cancer Institute – PCF Young Investigator Award Remi Adelaiye-Ogala, PhD National Cancer Institute (NCI) Mentors: Kathleen Kelly, David VanderWeele Investigating alteration in AR regulome following response to kinase inhibitors The androgen receptor (AR) is the primary driver of prostate cancer. Read More
09/17/2019
Body Fat and Your Risk of Dying of Prostate Cancer
There’s so much fat in bacon grease, you can use it as a fire starter. You can also take a can of Crisco, stick a wick in it, and make an emergency candle. Fat is flammable. Unfortunately, the same is true inside our bodies, as well: excess body fat. Read More
Additional Facts for African American Men and Their Families
Additional Facts for African American Men and Their Families provides special facts and guidance regarding African American men and prostate cancer. Research shows a man of African descent is 76% more likely to develop prostate cancer than a Caucasian man, and more than twice as likely (2.2 times or 120%). Read More
Challenge Awards – Class of 2019
The PCF Challenge Award Winners - Class of 2019 recipients are: 2019 Movember-PCF Challenge Award Principal Investigators: John Lee, MD, PhD (Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center), Peter Nelson, MD (Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center) Co-Investigators: Vicky Qian Wu, PhD (Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center), Navin Pinto, MD (Seattle Children's Research. Read More
09/11/2019
Ground Zero and Prostate Cancer
If you were there at Ground Zero in New York City on 9/11, you breathed it in. If you were in one of the World Trade Center towers when it happened, or a first responder on the scene soon afterward, you breathed in more of it. And because of that,. Read More