Prostate Cancer Pony Express Rides into Nation’s Capital

Picture of prostate cancer pony express riders in front of the Capitol in Washington, DC Prostate Cancer Pony Express Arrives at the U.S. Capitol to Increase Awareness of Prostate Cancer FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Washington, DC (PRBuzz.com) August 12, 2013 — The Prostate Cancer Pony Express will depart from the Shenandoah Valley Harley-Davidson at 9:00 am and ride to Washington, DC on Sunday, August 11, 2013. For the fourth year, riders will assemble at the President Garfield memorial in front of the U.S. Capitol building for a group portrait at 1:45 pm. This event marks the completion of the 2013 Prostate Cancer Pony Express ride organized by the Prostate Cancer Awareness Project (PCAP). The PCAP, a Manhattan Beach, California non-profit with offices in Staunton and Mt. Sidney, Virginia, traveled through Staunton and Harrisonburg on August 8-10, 2013. Prostate cancer is the second most common cancer among men in the United States, and almost 30,000 men die each year from the disease. Early detection is the single most important determinant of survival. If the cancer is found early and has not yet spread, the five-year survival rate is nearly 100%. To promote the importance of timely detection, PCAP has developed the Prostate Tracker early detection tool. PCAP’s founder and CEO, Robert Hess, is himself a survivor of […] read more

JP Morgan Chase Community Giving Contributes to PCAP’s ProstateTracker Program

MANHATTAN BEACH, CALIFORNIA (PRBUZZ) January 3, 2013. “Prostate cancer doesn’t care.  But JP Morgan Chase Does!”  JPMorgan Chase Community Giving joined the fight to end prostate cancer by contributing to the first Internet prostate cancer early warning tool for men, ProstateTracker. ProstateTracker, developed by the Prostate Cancer Awareness Project, is a free Internet-based prostate cancer early detection tool. Men just enter their annual prostate specific antigen (PSA) number and ProstateTracker reveals if there is an increase from the previous year, which is a warning sign of possible prostate cancer. ProstateTracker also sends a reminder email when a man’s next annual test is due.  ProstateTracker is free to everyone. Prostate Cancer Awareness Project CEO Robert Hess, himself a 10-year prostate cancer survivor, notes that he calls himself an “accidental prostate cancer survivor” because he was diagnosed with multiple prostate cancer tumors when his PSA and physical exam results were within the “normal” range. Hess notes that “normal” varies from man-to-man.  The best way to find prostate cancer early, when it still is treatable, is tracking any rise in PSA value from the previous year. “Metatastic prostate cancer – prostate cancer that has spread to other parts of the body- is almost impossible to […] read more

Memphis, TN – May 10, 2012

Memphis, Tennessee May 10, 2012. The Prostate Cancer Pony Express, the first ever 50-state charity motorcycle relay rally to raise awareness and funds for prostate cancer is in the great state of Tennessee. Today riders from Arkansas arrived in Memphis, Tennessee carrying the Prostate Cancer Awareness Project Memorial Journal. The next stop for the 2012 PCAP Prostate Cancer Pony Express riders is the Tennessee State Capitol in Nashville. Purpose The Prostate Cancer Pony Express riders are delivering a joint letter from the Prostate Cancer Awareness Project and the member organizations of the Prostate Cancer Roundtable to each Governor, requesting increased attention on prostate cancer and support for the Roundtable’s agenda. Fundraising The Prostate Cancer Awareness Project has partnered with the Prostate Conditions Education Council [http://www.PCEC.org] to generate funds for free prostate cancer screening. Funds raised by the riders will be used to support free testing programs in the states where raised and for the PCAP’s free Internet PSA tracking service, ProstateTracker.org. Donations can be made at http://www.active.com/donate/2012PCPonyExpress. You can show your support by following the Prostate Cancer Pony Express riders live on the Internet at http://bit.ly/ProstateCancerPonyExpressLive. The riders are posting their experiences daily on Facebook at http://on.fb.me/ProstateCancerPonyExpress. Why Prostate Cancer […] read more

Day 54 of the Prostate Cancer Pony Express – Memphis

Our riders arrived this afternoon in Memphis, TN. Thanks Arkansas Prostate Cancer Foundation! Follow the riders live on Google maps at http://bit.ly/ProstateCancerPonyExpressLive read more

Prostate Cancer Awareness Project

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Prostate Cancer Awareness Project

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