AdMeTech Foundation announces launch of statewide prostate cancer awareness program March 12th AdMeTech Foundation today announced the launch of a statewide prostate cancer education and awareness campaign supported by the Massachusetts Department of Public Health. The program, the first of its type statewide, also has the support of legislative leaders and advocacy groups, including the…
State to begin prostate cancer education program March 12th BOSTON (AP) — Massachusetts is launching a new statewide campaign to raise awareness about prostate cancer. Organizers of the effort announced Thursday they hope to bring new approaches to screening, diagnosis and treatment of a common cancer among men that experts say is curable when detected…
AWARENESS EFFORT LAUNCHED TO HELP DETECT PROSTATE CANCER EARLY By Colleen Quinn STATE HOUSE NEWS SERVICE STATE HOUSE, BOSTON, MARCH 12, 2015….Public awareness about the prevalence of prostate cancer will boost early detection and decrease medical costs associated with the disease, according to cancer survivors and a doctor involved with research. Thursday is annual…
Massachusetts lawmakers team up with Boston non-profit to launch statewide prostate cancer awareness program By Shira Schoenberg March 12th BOSTON – In 2002, State Rep. Stephen Kulik, D-Worthington, was diagnosed with prostate cancer. The cancer was caught early during a routine annual physical, and Kulik underwent surgery and treatment. He has had a clean…
Why It’s Time to Raise Awareness in the Fight Against Prostate Cancer February 23, 2015 By Dr. Faina Shtern, CEO, AdMeTech Foundation Prostate cancer is curable when detected early, yet an American man dies from the disease every 18 minutes. Affecting one in seven men, this disease is even more common than breast cancer…
GenomeDx announces publication of positive validation study for Decipher Prostate Cancer Classifier February 10 GenomeDx Biosciences today announced the publication of a positive validation study for the Decipher® Prostate Cancer Classifier, a genomic test for prostate cancer. The study, published in the Journal of Clinical Oncology, showed that patients with low genomic risk (as determined…
Researchers Look to MRI and Biomarkers to Help Improve Detection of Aggressive Prostate Cancers January 28, 2015 A patient’s wife once told urology surgeon…
Sessions, Boxer introduce bill to support prostate cancer research Jan, 22nd, 2015 WASHINGTON—U.S. Senators Jeff Sessions (R-AL) and Barbara Boxer (D-CA) today introduced legislation to fight prostate cancer. The National Prostate Cancer Plan Act would establish a council of federal agencies, patients, and medical experts charged with drafting and implementing a national strategy to combat…
The National Prostate Cancer Plan Act Introduced By Sens Boxer And Sessions Wed, Jan 21st, 2015 U.S. Senators Barbara Boxer (D-CA) and Jeff Sessions (R-AL) today introduced legislation to fight prostate cancer. The National Prostate Cancer Plan Act would establish a council of federal agencies, patients, and medical experts charged with drafting and implementing a national…