Prostate Cancer Research Professor Fund

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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

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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

Prostate Cancer Research Professor Fund

In Memory of Edward J. Ward

Facts About Prostate Cancer

Prostate Cancer Research Professor Fund

In Memory of Edward J. Ward

Facts About Prostate Cancer

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