ZEROHour Newsletter: October 2022

Register for the Second Annual
Health Equity Symposium

Everyone should have a fair and just opportunity to prevent, find, treat, and survive prostate cancer, regardless of race, sexual orientation, financial resources, physical abilities, or area of residence. This aspiration is called health equity. ZERO's second annual Health Equity Symposium will take place virtually on November 5 at 11:00 a.m. Eastern Time. It can be accessed online from any computer or mobile device. The event will address the status of prostate cancer disparities and what can be done to eliminate them. Register today for a chance to hear and interact with researchers, healthcare providers, patients/survivors, and community members committed to achieving prostate cancer health equity.

Learn About Commonalities of
Prostate Cancer and Breast Cancer

This Breast Cancer Awareness Month, learn that prostate cancer and breast cancer have more in common than meets the eye. Both diseases have similar incidence rates, similar mortality rates, and both diseases disproportionately impact the Black community. Click the link below to access an important new infographic.

Grow & Give for Prostate Cancer Awareness

ZERO's Grow & Give Campaign is almost here. The annual November event raises awareness about prostate cancer and raises funds to help those affected by the disease. Participants grow mustaches, beards, or rock boldly blue styles. Last November, ZERO Champion Michael Dunne topped the individual leaderboard by raising over $10,300! Join Michael in the fun this year by registering and creating your personal fundraising page.

Thank You for a Successful PCAM

Thanks to everyone who helped make Prostate Cancer Awareness Month in September a great success. ZERO was able to provide a wide range of support services and educational resources to the community. Thank you to those who donated over $105K, including $30K (which will be triple matched) on ZERO Cancer Day. Whether you donated, attended educational sessions, ran/walked, participated in an event, or helped spread the word about prostate cancer, thank you.

Be a Part of the 2023 ZERO Prostate Cancer Summit

Registration is open for the 2023 ZERO Prostate Cancer Summit. The Summit is the premier annual prostate cancer event, offering support, education, networking, and advocacy opportunities to empower those affected by the disease. The Summit will take place in person (in the Washington, D.C. area) and virtually (everywhere via computer or smartphone) on February 26-28, 2023.

For those planning on attending in person, you can be an advocate at the Summit. If you want to help make a difference, walk the halls of Congress, and attend meetings with legislators, just indicate your interest in advocating in the registration form and you will be contacted with further information. If you have never advocated before, training will be provided, and ZERO will be with you every step of the way.

Don't miss this dynamic and interactive forum to connect, learn, and share hope at the ZERO Summit.

Join a Webinar or Online Event

November 9, 2:00 p.m. Eastern Time
Clinical Trials and the PRESERVE Study
Facebook Live
with Dr. Jonathan Coleman of
Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center
Presented in partnership with Angiodynamics
Join on Facebook, November 9 at 2:00 p.m. Eastern Time

November 15, 5:00 p.m. Eastern Time
The Future of Radiation in Prostate Cancer Treatment:
Important Updates from the American Society for Radiation Oncology (ASTRO) 2022 Meeting
with Dr. Michael Greenberg of Jefferson Health
Register

Find or post prostate cancer events on the prostate cancer calendar.

COMMUNITY Register for a ZERO Run/Walk During Prostate Cancer Awareness Month in September, 21 Run/Walk events took place across the country which raised a combined $2 million. In addition, a national virtual Run/Walk weekend was presented in partnership with AutoNation. There are still a handful of Run/Walks to close out the 2022 Run/Walk season: Saturday, October 29 - Charlotte, NC and Tampa, FL; Sunday, November 6 - South Jersey, NJ; Saturday, November 12 - Greensboro, NC and Sacramento, CA.

EDUCATION Read ZERO's Blog Series New blogs are regularly posted to the ZERO blog webpage. Recent highlights include Dr. Mark Moyad's "No Bogus Science", Progress in Prostate Cancer Research, and Between the Sheets with Dr. Anne Katz. » Visit the ZERO blog webpage.

COMMUNITY Support Groups ZERO's Us TOO Prostate Cancer Support Groups meet regularly. Many of these groups meet virtually and can be accessed by phone or by internet from any location. Other groups meet in person or offer a hybrid of virtual/in-person meetings. » Find a support group.

CLINICAL TRIALS SPLASH Trial Do you have metastatic castration-resistant prostate cancer (mCRPC)? Are you ineligible or electing not to receive treatment with chemotherapy? If so, then you may be eligible for the SPLASH clinical trial. This trial is for patients who have progressed following treatment with an androgen receptor pathway inhibitor (ARPI) and who haven't yet received chemotherapy. The SPLASH trial is now enrolling to evaluate if [Lu-177]-PNT2002, a radioligand therapy (RLT), is a safe and effective option to slow down the progression of mCRPC. » Read more.(This content is brought to you by POINT Biopharma)

CLINICAL TRIALS Participate in Research There's a new study on the impact of inherited genetic factors on prostate cancer risk and treatment. The PROMISE registry seeks to learn more about the roles genes can play in improving outcomes for prostate cancer patients. » Learn more.(This content is brought to you by the PROMISE registry)

CHAMPIONS CORNER Meet Champion Paul Kennedy In January 2022, Paul Kennedy was diagnosed with prostate cancer and he had treatment in March. Doing well now, Paul seeks to spread awareness about prostate cancer through social media platforms like TikTok, Facebook, and Instagram. With his rockin' blue beard, Paul also competes in beard and mustache competitions around the country. Join Paul in the fun this November as we kick off our Grow & Give campaign. » Learn about Grow & Give.

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