FORM 990, PART III, LINE 4C PROGRAM SERVICE ACCOMPLISHMENTS |
LOCATED IN PORTLAND, OR AND SAN FRANCISCO, CA, THESE NEW COES JOIN TEN OTHER ESTABLISHED PCF-VA CENTERS IN CITIES ACROSS THE U.S: PHILADELPHIA, PA, WASHINGTON, DC, DURHAM, NC, TAMPA BAY, FL, SEATTLE, WA, CHICAGO, IL, BRONX, NY, LOS ANGELES, CA, MANHATTAN, NY, AND ANN ARBOR, MI. PCF'S VETERANS HEALTH INITIATIVE WAS FOUNDED IN 2016 AS PART OF THE CANCER MOONSHOT TO ENSURE VETERANS, WHO DESERVE THE VERY BEST FROM OUR COUNTRY, RECEIVE THE VERY BEST RESEARCH AND PRECISION ONCOLOGY CARE FOR PROSTATE CANCER AVAILABLE THROUGH THE PCF-VA NETWORK. FOR MORE THAN 3 MILLION AMERICAN MEN AND THEIR FAMILIES FIGHTING PROSTATE CANCER AND MILLIONS MORE GLOBALLY, PCF IS A PRIMARY SOURCE FOR NEW STANDARD-OF-CARE AND RESEARCH INFORMATION. PCF EDUCATES THE PUBLIC ABOUT PROSTATE CANCER RISKS, SCREENING, PREVENTION, TREATMENT OPTIONS, AND SIDE EFFECTS. WE CONNECT PATIENTS, LOVED ONES, CARE PROVIDERS, AND SCIENTISTS TO CRITICAL UPDATES, THE LATEST DEVELOPMENTS, BEST PRACTICES, AND NEWS FROM THE TREATMENT PIPELINE. WHILE FUNDING GAME-CHANGING MEDICAL RESEARCH FOR PROSTATE CANCER IS THE PRIMARY MISSION OF THE PCF, HUNDREDS OF THOUSANDS OF PATIENTS AND THEIR FAMILIES TURN TO THE FOUNDATION AS A SOURCE FOR NEW HEALTH INFORMATION ON THE DISEASE, PREVENTION, AND TREATMENT OPTIONS AS WELL AS THE LATEST DEVELOPMENTS ENABLED BY PCF'S SUPPORT OF BASIC TRANSLATIONAL AND CLINICAL RESEARCH. ONE IN EIGHT MEN AND ONE IN SEVEN BLACK MEN WILL BE DIAGNOSED WITH PROSTATE CANCER IN HIS LIFETIME. THE FOUNDATION REGULARLY PUBLISHES AND DISTRIBUTES INFORMATIONAL PUBLICATIONS AND MAINTAINS AN ACTIVE WEBSITE (WWW.PCF.ORG) FOR PATIENTS AND CAREGIVERS AND OTHER AUDIENCES ENGAGED WITH PROSTATE CANCER. IN 2020, WWW.PCF.ORG HAD MORE THAN 2.2 MILLION VISITS. IT ALSO DISTRIBUTES ELECTRONIC MONTHLY NEWSLETTERS TO AN ONLINE SUBSCRIBER BASE OF NEARLY 180,000 AND COMMUNICATES WITH AUDIENCES DAILY VIA SOCIAL MEDIA. PCF ALSO HOSTS AND FUNDS AN ANNUAL SCIENTIFIC CONFERENCE/FORUM WHERE ALL THE LEADING PROSTATE CANCER SCIENTISTS AND RESEARCHERS CONVENE AND SHARE THE LATEST UNPUBLISHED NEW FINDINGS IN THE FIELD. THE PROCEEDINGS OF THE PCF SCIENTIFIC RETREAT ARE SHARED WITH THE WORLD'S CANCER RESEARCH COMMUNITY ON WWW.PCF.ORG. PCF FACILITATES VARIOUS ONLINE FORUMS WHERE THOSE TOUCHED BY PROSTATE CANCER CAN TELL THEIR STORIES AND SEEK SOLACE IN THE SHARED EXPERIENCES OF OTHERS. WE WANT MEN AND WOMEN ALIKE TO TALK ABOUT THIS DISEASE, TO UNDERSTAND ITS URGENCY, AND TO HAVE INFORMATION-DRIVEN HOPE. THROUGH PCF.ORG, WE PROVIDE UNIQUE RESOURCES THAT HELP MEN DURING THEIR CRITICAL JOURNEY. IN 2020, PCF ALSO REACHED A GREATER NUMBER OF PATIENTS AND FAMILIES THROUGH THE DISTRIBUTION OF THE PCF PROSTATE CANCER PATIENT GUIDE, A MUST-HAVE RESOURCE. COMPILED WITH THE CONTRIBUTIONS OF TOP-TIER DOCTORS AND RESEARCHERS IN PROSTATE CANCER, IT FOCUSES ALL OF THE INFORMATION AVAILABLE ABOUT CONTEMPORARY PROSTATE CANCER RESEARCH, TREATMENT, AND LIFESTYLE FACTORS INTO ONE CONSOLIDATED DOCUMENT. IN 2020, PCF UPDATED THE PROSTATE CANCER PATIENT GUIDE WITH AN APPENDIX DESCRIBING POSSIBLE CHANGES TO PATIENT CARE DURING THE COVID-19 PANDEMIC, AT EACH STAGE OF DISEASE. PCF ALSO ADVOCATES FOR GREATER AWARENESS OF PROSTATE CANCER. THIS PAST YEAR, OUR WORK RAISING AWARENESS AND FUNDS FOR MEDICAL RESEARCH PROGRESS AGAINST PROSTATE CANCER WAS ACCOMPLISHED BY SEVERAL INITIATIVES AND MOVEMENTS HARNESSING THE COLLECTIVE POWER OF THOSE TOUCHED BY PROSTATE CANCER WITH THE SCIENTISTS WORKING TO DEFEAT IT. DURING PCF'S ANNUAL HOME RUN CHALLENGE, PCF LAUNCHED THE "WALK THE BASES" CAMPAIGN TO RAISE VITAL AWARENESS AND FUNDS FOR LIFE-SAVING RESEARCH. THE 41.5 MILES IN JUNE: WALK THE BASES CHALLENGE PROVIDED A FUN NEW WAY FOR FAMILIES IMPACTED BY PROSTATE CANCER TO CONNECT, FIND SUPPORT, AND STAY ACTIVE DURING THE PANDEMIC. IN 2020, NIH AND PCF CONTINUED TO PARTNER ON THE LARGEST STUDY OF AGGRESSIVE PROSTATE CANCER IN BLACK MEN. PCF IS COMMITTED TO ADVANCING HEALTH EQUITY AND JUSTICE AND RAISING AWARENESS ABOUT PROSTATE CANCER IN THE BLACK COMMUNITY. IN RECOGNITION OF THIS COMMITMENT AND BLACK HISTORY MONTH, PCF PARTNERED WITH SEVERAL NBA TEAMS, INCLUDING THE ATLANTA HAWKS, BROOKLYN NETS, CHICAGO BULLS, DETROIT PISTONS, INDIANA PACERS, AND PHILADELPHIA 76ERS FOR THE 2ND ANNUAL BLACK HISTORY MONTH ASSIST CHALLENGE, A CAMPAIGN IN WHICH THE TEAMS DONATED TO PCF THROUGH A VARIETY OF METHODS, SUCH AS $250 PER ASSIST DURING THE MONTH OF FEBRUARY. DURING OUR NATIONAL MINORITY HEALTH MONTH INITIATIVE IN APRIL, PCF LAUNCHED THE CAMPAIGN "KNOW THE NUMBERS" WHICH PROVIDED PUBLIC EDUCATION ON IMPORTANT STATS AND VITAL INFORMATION EVERY MAN OF AFRICAN DESCENT SHOULD KNOW. PCF ALSO PRODUCED AN EDUCATIONAL WEBINAR WITH A PANEL OF LEADING RESEARCHERS IN THE FIELD OF PROSTATE CANCER DISPARITIES. DURING NATIONAL PROSTATE CANCER AWARENESS MONTH (PCAM), PCF FOCUSES ON ELEVATING CRITICAL ISSUES TO INSPIRE, ENERGIZE, AND ACCELERATE ACTIONS THAT LEAD TO GREATER AWARENESS, NEW THERAPIES, AND FEWER DEATHS FROM PROSTATE CANCER. IN 2020, PCF'S "EAT IT TO BEAT IT" CAMPAIGN FOCUSED ON HEALTHY EATING TO HELP CREATE AWARENESS ABOUT THE LINK BETWEEN HEALTHY LIFESTYLES AND REDUCED CANCER RISK CONCURRENT WITH PCAM. PCF VOLUNTEER CELEBRITY AMBASSADOR HARRY LENNIX JOINED THE CAMPAIGN, WHICH ENCOURAGED THE PUBLIC TO TAKE THE CHALLENGE TO EAT 30 HEALTHY FOODS DURING SEPTEMBER. ALSO DURING PCAM, PCF PARTNERED WITH THE WEST ANGELES CHURCH OF GOD IN CHRIST FOR A VIRTUAL EDUCATIONAL PROGRAM ON PROSTATE CANCER WITH INFORMATION ESPECIALLY FOR BLACK MEN, FEATURING PCF RESEARCHERS, WITH AN APPEARANCE BY MR. LENNIX. |