The Annual Prostate Cancer Awareness Day (PCAD) at the Massachusetts State House was established in September 2009. This event resulted in the rapidly growing recognition of prostate cancer as a public health priority and support for increased research funding for the advancement of early diagnosis and treatment among key legislators in the Massachusetts General Court and US Congress.
BOSTON – Cutting-edge techniques for the diagnosis of prostate cancer will be the focus of what’s being called a global summit this weekend in Boston. Experts are expected to discuss new and emerging prostate diagnostics at the conference. It’s sponsored by the Boston-based nonprofit AdMeTech Foundation. Organizers say the summit will focus on breakthroughs that…
Boston Business Journal Article Sep 16, 2016 AdMeTech Foundation says it can save Massachusetts more than $200 million annually by using MRIs to diagnose aggressive prostate cancer. The finding is based on a clinical trial conducted at Brigham and Women’s Hospital in partnership with AdMeTech, a Boston-based non-profit to advance diagnosis and treatment of…
Women of Influence: AdMeTech Foundation Chief Faina Shtern takes on prostate cancer. After she emigrated from the Soviet Union as a Jewish refugee escaping oppression, Faina Shtern knew what she wanted to do once she landed in America in the late 1970s: medical research.
With a medical degree from Chemovets Medical School in the Ukraine, Shtern proceeded to pursue her dream, eventually working at a number of prestigious institutions over the years, including being appointed a clinical and research fellow at Massachusetts General Hospital and Harvard Medical School, where she subsequently became a faculty member.
June 2nd, 2016 Dr. Faina Shtern of the AdMeTech Foundation interviews with Brockton Community Access to discuss men’s health in Brockton, Massachusetts and the Father’s Day June 17th Event.
The Brockton Area Branch NAACP is teaming up with the Boston-based AdMeTech Foundation to implement a new model of community education aimed at men facing decisions on screenings, diagnosis and treatment for prostate cancer. By Marc Larocque Posted May 4, 2016 at 4:16 PM [ultimate_spacer height=”32″]Full Article[ultimate_spacer height=”32″] BROCKTON – A new targeted effort to…
[ultimate_spacer height=”32″] By Andy Metzger/State House News Service Posted Mar. 31, 2016 at 2:58 PM BOSTON – Gov. Charlie Baker and the former chief justice of the Supreme Judicial Court shared personal stories on Thursday about prostate cancer, the second most prevalent type of cancer for men after skin cancer. Roderick Ireland, the former chief…
By Megan Bard UMass Medical School Communications March 30, 2016 Mitchell Sokoloff, MD The event, hosted by the AdMeTech Foundation, will include a panel discussion; free counseling on screening, diagnosis and treatment; and exhibits on prostate health from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Dr. Sokoloff, chair and professor of urology, will help moderate the expert…
Posted Sep. 24, 2015 at 10:29 AM Updated Sep 24, 2015 at 12:04 PM BEDFORD Faina Shtern, president and CEO of the AdMeTech Foundation, will host a workshop on ending prostate cancer from 2 to 3 p.m. Sept. 26 at the DoubleTree Boston Bedford Hotel, 44 Middlesex Turnpike. This event is in honor of National…
Hispanic men urged to get prostate exams By Aneri Pattani GLOBE CORRESPONDENT SEPTEMBER 21, 2015 Local doctors and advocates spoke with about 1,000 parishioners Sunday at the Congregación León de Judá in the South End about the high risk of death from prostate cancer for Hispanic men in Boston. The event, which was organized by AdMeTech, a…