ZERO Hosts National Father's Day Golf-A-Thon Benefiting The Fight Against Prostate Cancer
WASHINGTON, April 19, 2012 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Join ZERO – The Project to End Prostate Cancer for the inaugural National Golf-A-Thon on Father's Day weekend, June 15-17 2012. Golfers can play any 9-hole or 18-hole golf course from any set of course tees in the world, based on their own schedule.

Charlie Wilson Teams Up With Janssen Biotech to Launch Making Awareness a Priority (M.A.P.)
HORSHAM, Pa., April 2, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Grammy®-nominated singer, songwriter, producer and prostate cancer survivor Charlie Wilson and Janssen Biotech, Inc. are teaming up on Making Awareness a Priority: Putting Prostate Cancer on the M.A.P., a new program designed to raise awareness among African-American men and their families about prostate cancer and its disproportionate impact on the African-American community.  With the highest incidence of prostate cancer of any race in the U.S., African-American men are 2.4 times more likely to die from the disease than Caucasian men.  Making Awareness a Priority (M.A.P.) brings together leading voices in advocacy and health education through live events in select cities across the country.  ...

Does CyberKnife® Radiosurgery for Prostate Cancer Add Up?
NEW YORK, March 29, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- As it turns out, new-to-the-market CyberKnife® Robotic Radiosurgery by Accuray is not robotic surgery at all. Rather, in the treatment of prostate cancer, CyberKnife® uses targeted high-dose radiation to attack prostate cancer cells.

Robotic Prostate Surgery Pays Off
NEW YORK, March 16, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- In perfecting the science of medicine, advancements always face exhaustive scrutiny and opposition. Typically, these rigors focus on confirming the efficacy of a procedure or treatment to ensure it remains in the patient's best interest for healing or wellness.

The Rabbi Was Right! Prostate Cancer Prevention From Birth
NEW YORK, March 13, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- It's never too early to fight prostate cancer, according to new research linking male circumcision at birth and a reduced risk of prostate cancer. A recent study published in the Cancer journal shows circumcised men could be 15 percent less likely to develop prostate cancer as an adult.

DC Leads Nation in Prostate Cancer
Race and Distrust Leading Factors in Death Rate WASHINGTON, March 8, 2012 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Increased risk for African-Americans, medical distrust and negative attitudes toward testing contribute to high rates of prostate cancer in the District of Columbia.