Professional Football Takes the Field to Tackle Prost... (prostate cancer each year. We're hoping ...)

Professional Football Takes the Field to Tackle Prostate Cancer

Date:11/2/2007

prostate cancer each year. We're hoping for high-scoring games that drive many men to be screened. This is a disease we can and should tackle."

Men who respond to the challenge should visit http://www.pcaw.com/tackle to register and receive exclusive access to program information and a chance to win tickets to a NFL game.

About Prostate Cancer

Although rates of death from prostate cancer have declined recently, the disease remains the second-leading cause of cancer death in American men. More than 218,890 men will be diagnosed with prostate cancer this year, and it is expected that 27,050 men will die from the disease. With more annual cases of prostate cancer than that of breast cancer among women, screening is imperative to ensure the health of the men of our nation.

Yet prostate cancer is nearly highly treatable when detected early. PCEC recommends yearly screening for men 35 and older if they fall into one of the high-risk categories, including African-Americans, who are at a higher risk than Caucasians, or men who have a family history of the disease. All men over 40 should be checked yearly.

About the Prostate Cancer Education Council

The Prostate Cancer Education Council (PCEC) was founded in 1988 and coordinates the national Prostate Cancer Awareness Week (PCAW) program, held this year in September. PCAW was created by the PCEC as a means to offer free or low-cost prostate cancer screenings across the nation (12 in Colorado, more than 500 nationwide). PCEC and the PCAW event strive to educate men and the women in their lives about the prevalence of prostate cancer, the importance of early detection and the available treatment options. In addition to coordinating PCAW, PCEC works with a number of NFL teams and player spokesmen in the Tackle Prostate Cancer campaign, dedicating a number of games throughout the season to prostate cancer awareness. As one of the oldest and
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