04/30/2024
In memoriam: Nora Navone, MD, PhD
Nora Navone, M.D., Ph.D., professor, Genitourinary Medical Oncology, MD Anderson Cancer Center, who was affiliated with school’s program in Cancer Biology, died Dec. 15, 2023. She is remembered as an accomplished translational scientist who was a generous mentor and championed her teammates’ success. She was 70. Navone was a. Read More
04/30/2024
What’s Good for Your Prostate is Good For All of You
In Part 2 of this 4-part series, Janet Farrar Worthington talks with PCF-funded researcher Lorelei Mucci, Sc.D., M.P.H., about sugar, the Mediterranean Diet, and how a heart-healthy diet helps fight cancer. Check out Part 1 to learn about the nuts-and-bolts of nutrition studies and anti-inflammatory foods. What’s Good for Your. Read More
04/29/2024
Exercise is the Turbo Boost to a Healthy Prostate
In Part 3 of this 4-part series, Janet Farrar Worthington talks with PCF-funded epidemiologist June Chan about what a healthy heart has to do with preventing or slowing down prostate cancer. Exercise is the Turbo Boost to a Healthy Prostate In the fight against prostate cancer, exercise is the gift. Read More
04/29/2024
Your Best Life Before, During, and After Prostate Cancer
In this 4-part series, Janet Farrar Worthington talks with PCF-funded researchers Lorelei Mucci and June Chan to uncover the science around food, exercise, and prostate cancer. What does it mean to live your best life? You might say, quite reasonably, that your best life does not include prostate cancer. That’s. Read More
04/23/2024
Breaking News: PCF Prostate Cancer Screening Guidelines for Black Men in the U.S.
Black men in the United States are more likely to be diagnosed with and to die from prostate cancer vs. men of other backgrounds. They are diagnosed at a younger age and with more advanced disease. Yet, Black men remained a footnote in national prostate cancer screening guidelines. These stark,. Read More
Movember-ICECaP Webinar
Identifying a pathway to improve outcomes for men with high-risk localised and metastatic hormone sensitive prostate cancer. Movember is partnering with the ICECaP Consortium to leverage the natural alignment of our shared goal to accelerate global progress on a strategic approach that can significantly reduce the number of men dying. Read More
04/15/2024
Foodie Friday: Pesto and Tomato Chicken
Nothing says spring like pesto! Along with this delicious basil sauce, the Prostate Cancer Foundation’s April recipe includes chicken, tomato, garlic, and even more basil. It’s healthy and a hit at any dinner party! Research shows that dietary factors can help to reduce the risk of developing advanced prostate cancer. Read More
04/15/2024
PCF-Funded Study Finds Patients with Metastatic Prostate Cancer are Living Longer
View transcript here. Dr. Martin Schoen of St. Louis University and the St. Louis VA Medical Center led a recently published study showing that over the past 20 years, patients diagnosed with metastatic prostate cancer are living longer. Many new medicines for advanced prostate cancer have been developed over. Read More
04/12/2024
PCF Statement on Dr. Francis Collins’ Recent Prostate Cancer Diagnosis
The Prostate Cancer Foundation would like to thank Dr. Collins for going public with his prostate cancer diagnosis, spurring men and families to talk about prostate cancer and to understand its urgency. Few leaders have done more to advance human health and biomedical research than Dr. Francis Collins. By sharing. Read More
03/28/2024
In honor of PCF scientist, Dr. Charles “Chuck” Kwok Fai Chan, PhD, stem cell biologist at Stanford University
It is with deep sadness that we announce that our beloved and esteemed friend and colleague, Dr. Charles “Chuck” Chan passed away on March 12, 2024, at the age of 48. Chuck has been a member of the Prostate Cancer Foundation (PCF) Community since he obtained a PCF Young Investigator. Read More