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Denver: Athletes for a Cure – The Prostate Cancer Foundation (PCF)

About Athletes for a Cure

Athletes for a Cure is a fundraising and awareness program of the Prostate Cancer Foundation. We help athletes of any skill and ability as they play, bike, run, race, compete or walk for a cure. Since our creation in 2006, Athletes for a Cure has raised nearly $4 million for life-saving and prostate cancer research. In 2012, AFAC has set an ambitious goal of raising over $1 million to fund research in early detection and screening for prostate cancer, as well as research regarding nutrition and exercise as they relate to the disease.

With teams of athletes at events all over North America, the hope is to raise awareness for prostate cancer and to fund research to help the hundreds of thousands of men diagnosed with the disease each year. Athletes are invited to become a part of the “sea of blue” by joining the Athletes for a Cure team at the 2012 Sports Authority® Rock ‘n’ Roll Denver™ Marathon & 1/2 Marathon benefiting the Prostate Cancer Foundation. We are offering entries to athletes that reach fundraising minimums as well as options for athletes looking to raise what they can. There is something for everyone! If you have any questions, please contact us via email at athletes@pcf.org or call us at 1.800.757.2873.

About the Prostate Cancer Foundation

The Prostate Cancer Foundation (PCF) is the world’s leading philanthropic organization funding and accelerating research. Founded in 1993, PCF has raised more than $475 million and provided funding to over 1,600 research projects at nearly 200 institutions in 15 countries around the world. PCF advocates for greater awareness of prostate cancer and more efficient investment of governmental research funds supporting transformational cancer research. Our efforts have helped produce a 20-fold increase in government funding for prostate cancer. More information about PCF can be found at pcf.org.

Prostate Cancer Foundation Facts

Prostate cancer is to men what breast cancer is to women, with more than 16 million men and their families fighting the disease globally. While many advances in the field have been made, and men with prostate cancer are living longer, more productive lives, too many men still die and too many families still suffer.

• Prostate cancer is the most common non-skin cancer in America, affecting 1 in 6 men
• In 2012, nearly 242,000 men will be diagnosed with prostate cancer and more than 28,000 men will die from the disease
• One new case occurs every 2.1 minutes and a man dies from prostate cancer every 18.6 minutes
• It is estimated that there are more than 2 million American men currently living with prostate cancer
• A non-smoking man is more likely to develop prostate cancer than he is to develop colon, bladder, melanoma, lymphoma and kidney cancers combined