06/15/2023
Colorful Summer Potluck Salad
PCF’s Home Run Challenge wraps on Father’s Day, which brings us to our final installment of Game Day recipes! Whether you’re celebrating with a family BBQ or having friends over after a day at the ballpark, this colorful summer salad is a hearty side dish. (For your BBQ main, try. Read More
06/01/2023
Breaking News: FDA Approves Combination of Olaparib + Abiraterone for Metastatic Castration-Resistant Prostate Cancer in Patients with BRCA Gene Mutations
The U.S. FDA has approved olaparib in combination with abiraterone (plus prednisone or prednisolone) for patients with metastatic castration-resistant prostate cancer (mCRPC) who also have a mutation in specific genes (BRCA1 and BRCA2). This means that patients with mCRPC (prostate cancer that has spread beyond the prostate and continues to. Read More
05/31/2023
Major League Baseball and Prostate Cancer Foundation Partner on 27th Annual Home Run Challenge and Tour
LOS ANGELES, Calif., May 31, 2023 – The Prostate Cancer Foundation (PCF) and Major League Baseball (MLB) are teaming up for the 27th Annual Home Run Challenge and Tour now through Father’s Day, June 18, to raise funds and awareness in the fight against prostate cancer through America’s National Pastime.. Read More
05/30/2023
Prostate Cancer Survivorship, Part 1
Survivor. What does that word bring to mind? (Besides, of course, the name of the rock band whose song, “Eye of the Tiger,” went double-platinum in 1982 and was the theme of “Rocky III.”) There are more prostate cancer survivors now than ever before. More men are being. Read More
05/30/2023
Prostate Cancer Survivorship, Part 2
Matters of Survivorship: Sexual Health If you’re dealing with prostate cancer – the disease itself, or the aftermath of treatment – then you are dealing with issues of survivorship, says PCF-funded medical oncologist Alicia Morgans, M.D., M.P.H., Medical Director of Cancer Survivorship at Dana Farber Cancer Institute. Sexual health is. Read More
05/30/2023
Prostate Cancer Survivorship, Part 3
Matters of Survivorship: Fighting Back on ADT ADT will try to affect your overall health, but here’s the good news: you can fight back, says PCF-funded medical oncologist Alicia Morgans, M.D., M.P.H., Medical Director of Cancer Survivorship at Dana Farber Cancer Institute. Be aware of what it might do, and. Read More
05/25/2023
One-Year Update: A Beacon of Hope for Others
More than a year ago, Matt Fish kindly shared his remarkable story with PCF. A Veteran, Matt was diagnosed with prostate cancer at age 45. After a prostatectomy, his PSA remained high, and a PET scan showed that the cancer had spread to his hip. The cancer was advanced: Gleason. Read More
05/24/2023
Prostate Cancer Foundation-Funded Study Sheds Light on Improving Access to Precision Oncology Care for U.S. Veterans with Prostate Cancer
LOS ANGELES, Calif., May 24, 2023 – A team of Prostate Cancer Foundation (PCF)-funded researchers found that U.S. Veterans with cancer who receive in-person genetics counseling versus a telehealth consult are significantly more likely to complete full germline genetic testing, findings which may help address disparities in patient access to. Read More
05/19/2023
The Seventh-Inning Stretch
Baseball lore has it that the seventh-inning stretch originates from President Taft standing up to stretch his legs at a Philadelphia Athletics game in 1910. Or, perhaps it was a few decades earlier when the manager of the Cincinnati Red Stockings documented how fans rose from the “hard benches” between. Read More
05/19/2023
Caring For Yourself During and After Prostate Cancer: Best Survivorship Stories
National Cancer Survivors’ Day is the first Sunday in June, when we celebrate people living with a history of cancer. It’s a day to reflect on what survivors bring to our community and to recognize the challenges they face during and after treatment. More than 3.5 million men in the. Read More