Sunday, December 22, 2013

Chesapeake Urology this $ 114.248 in Urology Care Foundation for Research on Cancer of the prostate

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Chesapeake Urology this $ 114.248 in Urology Care Foundation for Research on Cancer of the prostate -

With the continued support of research on prostate cancer Sanford Siegel, MD, president and CEO of Chesapeake Urology Associates, presented the Urology care Foundation with a check for $ 114,248 to support its research efforts on prostate cancer. The funds raised by the Zero Prostate Cancer Challenge (ZPCC) 10K / 5K race in September 2013, were presented at the annual meeting of the AUA in Orlando, Florida, May 16, 2014. The Urology Care Foundation is the official foundation of the American Urological Association (AUA) -an organization of approximately 20,000 urologists.

Chesapeake Urology Associates, a leading promoter for the advancement of research on critical prostate cancer, is proud to sponsor the prostate Fund Chesapeake Urology at the Urology Care Foundation and, to date, raised almost $ 00,000 through its fundraising efforts to benefit research on prostate cancer, education, and free screenings for men across the Greater Baltimore. Chesapeake Urology expects to meet its goal of $ 1 million endowment fund prostate in 2015.

"Prostate cancer takes the lives of more than 30,000 men each year," says Dr. Siegel. "In because of this staggering statistic, Chesapeake Urology remains determined to end prostate cancer by helping to find a cure through support of advanced research and free screening programs. "

at the support of this commitment, Chesapeake Urology created the Great prostate cancer Challenge® (GPCC) in 07, a fundraising only focused on the research initiative on prostate cancer awareness and free screenings for men in need. It is the only program of awareness and raising funds based doctor in the country and has been adopted by 40 urology practices in 36 cities since its inception. in 2013, the Great prostate cancer Challenge has become the prostate cancer ZERO Challenge to create greater awareness of cancer of the prostate and the nonprofit ZERO-the end of prostate cancer.

ZERO Prostate Cancer Challenge 5K annual run / 1 Mile Fun Walk

The collection of funds ZERO cancer of prostate Challenge efforts are focused around an annual 5K / 1 Mile Fun Walk every September during the National prostate cancer awareness Month. This event, as well as other events throughout the year, including the Great Prostate Cancer Challenge Baltimore Golf Classic, which teamed up with LPGA Tour players to help in the fight against prostate cancer generates financial support to help end prostate cancer through research. Since its inception, Chesapeake Urology physicians and staff, patients and families, and friends of ZPCC have raised more than $ 2 million to Baltimore to help find a cure and awareness of prostate cancer. Funds from the ZERO Prostate Challenge cancer are given to non-profit organizations, ZERO-The Project to End Prostate Cancer and Urology Care Foundation in an effort to advance research on prostate cancer with hope of one day finding a cure for the devastating disease.

the free prostate cancer test for men in need

Part of the money raised from the ZPCC also remain local, finance a number of free screenings for prostate cancer every year in the Baltimore Metro. The locations of screening events are carefully selected and maintained in areas with an underserved population. Since African-American men have a 60 percent greater risk of this disease, partners Chesapeake Urology with many African-American churches in the Baltimore and Chesapeake doctors and volunteers Urology staff their time and expertise to these health events. To date, Chesapeake Urology examined more than 4,000 men in this program.


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