Issues to Consider
Read a list of 15 things to consider if you've been diagnosed with prostate cancer — from PSA and Gleason scores to treatment decisions and lifestyle recommendations for prostate health. Read More
Young Investigator Award-Class of 2015
The PCF Young Investigator Award-Class of 2015 recipients are: 2015 David H. Koch–PCF Young Investigator Wassim Abida, MD, PhD Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center Mentors: Howard Scher, MD; Charles Sawyers, MD Proposal Title: Investigating Treatment Selection and Resistance Using Prostate Cancer Genomics Description Genomic profiling of primary and metastatic treatment-resistant prostate. Read More
Challenge Awards-Class of 2015
2015-2017 Movember Foundation-PCF Challenge Award ($1 Million) Project Title: Targeting the MLL Complex for the Development of New Therapeutics for CRPC Principal Investigator: Shaomeng Wang, PhD (University of Michigan) & Arul Chinnaiyan, MD, PhD (University of Michigan) Co-investigators: Rohit Malik, PhD (University of Michigan), Angelo Anguilar, PhD (University of. Read More
Young Investigator Award-Class of 2014
The PCF Young Investigator Award-Class of 2014 recipients are: 2014 Clay and Lynn Hamlin-PCF Young Investigator W. Nathaniel Brennen, PhD The Sidney Kimmel Comprehensive Cancer Center at Johns Hopkins Mentors: John Isaacs, PhD, Charles Drake, MD, PhD Proposal Title: T cells Engineered to Selectively Deliver a PSA-activated Protoxin to Sites. Read More
Challenge Awards-Class of 2014
MOVEMBER-PCF CHALLENGE AWARDS Movember-PCF Challenge Award ($1 Million) Project Title: Periprostatic adipose inflammation: A targetable mediator of prostate cancer progression Principal Investigator: Andrew Dannenberg, MD (Weill Cornell Medical College) Co-investigators: Kotha Subbaramaiah, PhD (Weill Cornell Medical College), Xi Kathy Zhou, PhD (Weill Cornell Medical College), Howard Scher, MD (Memorial Sloan. Read More
09/17/2014
Kelsey Dickson
In January 2014, the young life of a beloved daughter and devoted sister was cut short by a rare form of cancer known as Merkel Cell Carcinoma. At just 10 years old, Kelsey Dickson had a wonderfully vibrant personality. She loved to paint and draw with big dreams to one. Read More
01/18/2014
David Emerson
David Emerson from PCF on Vimeo. David was diagnosed at age 42. His prostate cancer was aggressive and had metastasized to his bones and lymph nodes. In his blog he wrote: “… I’ve got it. My instant thought – I do not want to die, this is harder than I. Read More
01/18/2014
Faith, Love, Hope, Win
Everyday Heroes With more than 20 successful events behind them, and many more on the brink, the Faith, Love, Hope, Win (FLHW) Foundation has raised more than $175,000 for the Prostate Cancer Foundation. The organization began when one man, David Emerson, was diagnosed with advanced prostate cancer. This man was. Read More
Young Investigator Award-Class of 2013
The PCF Young Investigator Award-Class of 2013 recipients are: 2013 Steve Wynn-PCF Young Investigator Emmanuel Antonarakis, MD Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine Mentors: Michael Carducci, MD and Jun Luo, PhD Project Title: Understanding mechanisms of response and resistance to abiraterone (Zytiga) and enzalutamide (Xtandi) in men with metastatic castration-resistant. Read More
Challenge Awards-Class of 2013
MOVEMBER-PCF CHALLENGE AWARDS, 2013 2013-2015 Movember-PCF Challenge Award ($1 Million) Project Title: Co-targeting the Cell Cycle and Androgen Signaling Axis via CDK4/6 Inhibition and Androgen Deprivation: A Novel Paradigm for treating Metastatic Hormone-sensitive Prostate cancer Principal Investigator: Maha Hussain, MD (University of Michigan) Co-investigators: Felix Feng, MD (University of Michigan),. Read More