July 8, 2014 Prostate cancer is the most common malignancy in Massachusetts, with a higher mortality rate than breast cancer. The Massachusetts House and Senate have approved a new education and awareness program trying to change that. Doctor Faina Shtern from AdmeTech Foundation joined NECN with details. She said the approval will bring the knowledge…
[ultimate_spacer height=”8″] On June 30, The Massachusetts’ House of Representatives and Senate created a new education and awareness program dedicated to prostate cancer. The $500,000 campaign, contained in the conference committee report of the FY15 budget, is aimed at saving lives, improving quality of life, and reducing health care costs. This program will be managed…
BOSTON, MA, June 30, 2014—The Massachusetts’ House of Representatives and Senate today placed the state in a national leadership position by creating a new education and awareness program dedicated to prostate cancer. The $500,000 campaign, contained in the conference committee report of the FY15 budget, is aimed at saving lives, improving quality of life, and reducing health care costs. This program will be managed by the Department of Public Health and uniquely focused on men with African American roots, family history and other individuals at high risk of lethal prostate cancer.