By Andy Metzger/State House News Service Posted Mar. 31, 2016 at 2:58 PM BOSTON – Gov. Charlie Baker and the former chief justice of the Supreme Judicial Court shared personal stories on Thursday about prostate cancer, the second most prevalent type of cancer for men after skin cancer. Roderick Ireland, the former chief justice, recalled…
NEWS ADVISORY Media Contact: Kate Lagreca kate@northwindstrategies.com Experts to Detail Latest Cutting-Edge Information on Prostate Cancer Detection At Thursday’s 8th Annual Prostate Cancer Awareness Day: Masssachusetts Governor, Elected Officials, Prostate Cancer Experts, Advocates to Come Together at State House Event BOSTON, MA, March 28, 2015— AdMeTech Foundation will detail new, cutting-edge information about…
LEADING EXPERTS RELEASE CUTTING-EDGE INFORMATION ON PROSTATE CANCER SCREENING Men are Encouraged to Know Risk Level Indicators, Talk to Their Doctors and Make Fully-Informed and Shared Decisions Analysis to be Detailed at 8th Annual Prostate Cancer Awareness Day at State House Boston, MA, March 23, 2016. Men need to have the most updated…
Posted Sep. 24, 2015 at 10:29 AM Updated Sep 24, 2015 at 12:04 PM BEDFORD Faina Shtern, president and CEO of the AdMeTech Foundation, will host a workshop on ending prostate cancer from 2 to 3 p.m. Sept. 26 at the DoubleTree Boston Bedford Hotel, 44 Middlesex Turnpike. This event is in honor of National…
By: Srinivas Vourganti, MD Monday, February 29, 2016 The current standard of care for prostate cancer diagnosis typically involves an initial screening step principally utilizing serum blood testing — mainly total prostate-specific antigen (PSA) and others, such as free PSA, PSA isoforms — and a follow-up confirmatory test involving biopsy tissue sampling (systematic transrectal ultrasound…
(photo: Marc Levy/Associated Press) Pennsylvania Gov. Tom Wolf discusses his diagnosis of what he called treatable prostate cancer with members of the media in his Capitol offices, in Harrisburg, Pa. By Adam Smeltz / Pittsburgh Post-Gazette Jolted by Gov. Tom Wolf’s diagnosis, more Pennsylvanians may be taking a close look at their risks for prostate…
Gov. Tom Wolf diagnosed with treatable form of prostate cancer Gov. Tom Wolf to discuss his diagnosis of prostate cancer at a news conference this morning. (File photo/Mark Pynes | mpynes@pennlive.com) By Jan Murphy | jmurphy@pennlive.com on February 24, 2016 at 10:19 AM, updated February 24, 2016 at 5:58 PM Gov. Tom Wolf held a news…
We All Agree: State House Leaders Call for Greater Prostate Cancer Awareness Elected Officials, Prostate Cancer Experts, Advocates, Celtics Legend Cedric Maxwell Come Together for Prostate Cancer Awareness Day BOSTON, MA, April 16, 2015— In an effort to highlight the critical importance of early detection and treatment of prostate cancer, elected officials, medical experts,…
Massachusetts Senate President, Speaker of the House and Boston Mayor to Call for Greater Awareness of Prostate Cancer at AdMeTech Foundation’s 6th Annual Prostate Cancer Awareness Day Elected Officials To Join Medical Professionals and Advocates at State House to Support Increased Awareness and Education BOSTON, MA – Speaker of the House Robert DeLeo and…
Olympic athletes Aly Raisman and Bill Rodgers join Massachusetts Senate President and Speaker of the House for Annual Prostate Cancer Awareness Day BOSTON – On September 12, Olympians Bill Rodgers and Aly Raisman join Senate President Therese Murray, Speaker of the House Robert DeLeo, and other key legislators, physicians and advocates for the 5th…