Prostate Cancer Research Professor Fund
Did you know?
- Prostate Cancer is the second leading cause of cancer death in men (lung cancer is first)
- 1 in 9 men is likely to be diagnosed with prostate cancer during his lifetime.
- 2020 estimate for new prostate cancer diagnoses is 191,930
- 2020 prostate cancer mortality is estimated at 33,330
- Lifetime risk of dying from prostate cancer is 1 in 41
- Average age of prostate cancer diagnosis is 66
The WBCS Prostate Cancer Research Professor will add a transformational impetus to prostate cancer research initiatives and provide a life-changing future for those fighting prostate cancer in our community and beyond. A gift in any amount will help us reach our goal. We invite you to help us complete the final $75,000 of our $1,000,000 endowment for the WBCS Prostate Cancer Research Professorship Fund.
Thank you,
WBCS Board of Directors
In Memory of Edward J. Ward
a longtime member of the WBCS Scientific Review Committee, please help us complete the $1,000,000 endowment for the
WBCS Prostate Cancer Research Professor Fund and advance prostate cancer research at the Medical College of Wisconsin Cancer Center. .
Facts About Prostate Cancer
PROSTATE CANCER STATISTICS AND ESTIMATES FOR 2020**
- Prostate cancer is the third most common cancer in the US
- 2020 estimate for new prostate cancer diagnoses is 191,930
- 2020 mortality is estimated at 33,330
- It is the second leading cause of cancer death in men (Lung cancer is first)
- Lifetime risk of prostate cancer is 1 in 9
- Life time risk of dying from prostate cancer is 1 in 41
- Average age of diagnosis is 66
American Cancer Society
**https://www.cancer.org/cancer/prostate-cancer/about/key-statistics.html
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