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 long-time, beloved, and highly regarded member of the Prostate Cancer Foundation (PCF) research community, receiving her first of many PCF Research Awards in 1996. “Dr. Navone was a cherished colleague whose brilliance, kindness, and unwavering dedication to prosta ..read more

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 Prostate is Good For All of You Here’s some good news:  In your pro-active fight against prostate cancer, you’re not just helping your prostate (or helping to keep cancer from coming back, if your prostate is long gone)!  You’re helping your heart, and you’re a ..read more

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 that keeps on giving.  But why?  How does it work?  A sedentary life is not good for the heart.  As we discussed in Part 2 of this series, diet is important, but it’s not the whole story here.  The research team of June Chan, Sc.D., at UCSF has shown in multiple studie ..read more

In this 4-part series, Janet Farrar Worthington talks with PCF-funded researchers Lorelei Mucci and June Chan to uncover the latest 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 a goal that we share at PCF – for you to live your best life free of prostate cancer.  Regardless of where you are in your journey – prevention, treatment, recovery, or survivorship – there are things you can do to be pro-active toward this goal. What can you do ..read more

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, basic facts led PCF to convene a panel of renowned experts in the fields of urology, medical oncology, disparities research, primary care, and epidemiology. They were charged with surveying the complete body of research to develop evidence-based screening recommendations. The resulting guidelines are tr ..read more

  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 the past 2 decades. Dr. Schoen notes that we see that these drugs have prolonged survival in clinical trials, but his team wanted to understand whether this was also true for the average patient being treated in the “real world.” The researchers used data from the VA and from the ..read more

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 from prostate cancer. Please join us in this fourth webinar for an update on the progress from five ICECaP working groups. TUESDAY MAY 14TH 2024 Pacific Daylight Time (PDT) > 1PM – 3PM Eastern Daylight Time (EDT) > 4PM – 6PM British Summer Time (BST) > 9P ..read more

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 in patients after diagnosis, including eating cruciferous vegetables (think broccoli, certain leafy greens, Brussels sprouts, etc.) tomatoes, and olive oil, and avoiding foods such as whole milk and red and processed meats. With this recipe, you’ll adhere to these nutrition goals ..read more

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 his perspective and family story, he raises the vitally important consideration of how prostate cancer can run in families. He helps raise critical awareness for thousands of men at higher risk who might not otherwise have considered their potential risk. Additionally, he sets an exce ..read more

Annual prostate cancer cases are projected to rise from 1.4 million in 2020 to 2.9 million in 2040, and annual deaths to increase by 85% to almost 700,000 over the same timeframe, mainly among men in low-and middle-income countries (LMICs). The Lancet Commission on prostate cancer argues that the ‘informed choice’ programme for prostate cancer screening with PSA testing, which is common in high-income countries (HICs), may lead to over-testing and unnecessary treatment in older men, and under-testing in high-risk younger men. The authors advocate instead for early-detection programmes for tho ..read more