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…
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…
Senator Stephen M. Brewer and Representative Kulik By STEPHEN BREWER and STEPHEN KULIK Wednesday, October 8, 2014 (Published in print: Thursday, October 9, 2014) We would like to call attention to a disease that is more common and more lethal than even breast cancer in our state: Prostate cancer has become an epidemic, striking as…
Prostate cancer death rate in Boston puzzles researchers Reason behind numbers unclear Friday, September 19, 2014 By: Lindsay Kalter Despite its status as a health care mecca, the Boston area has some of the highest numbers of prostate cancer-related deaths in the state, according to a local nonprofit health group. “If you look at prostate cancer…
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…
Organized by the AdMeTech Foundation in cooperation with the Massachusetts Prostate Cancer Coalition and Men of Color Health Awareness Project, Prostate Cancer Awareness Day highlights our common goal to make Massachusetts a model of national leadership in prostate cancer research, education, and awareness resulting in improved patient care. After skin cancer, prostate cancer is the…
[heading title_size=”title-size-small” text_align=”center” text_color_custom=”#ffffff” icon_type=”noicon” icon_size=”32″ icon_color=”#de5034″ icon_style=”circle” icon_color_bg=”#ffffff” icon_color_border=”#dbdbdb” icon_border_size=”1″ icon_border_radius=”500″ icon_border_spacing=”50″]Prostate Cancer Awareness Day[/heading] [ultimate_spacer] By Colleen Quinn June 20, 2014 Prostate cancer discriminates, Mayor Martin J. Walsh of Boston told a crowd at the State House gathered Thursday to increase awareness of the disease that kills nearly 30,000 American men each year.…
[ultimate_spacer height=”10″] Prostate cancer discriminates, Mayor Martin J. Walsh of Boston told a crowd at the State House gathered Thursday to increase awareness of the disease that kills nearly 30,000 American men each year. African-American men are 60 percent more likely to be diagnosed with prostate cancer and 250 times more likely to die from…