Successes
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IPCF SPONSORSHIP: MEN’S HEALTH FORUM — PROSTATE SMART 2024
Sunday — April 14, 2024, the International Prostate Cancer Foundation, in partnership with the Global Robotics Institute team of AdventHealth, hosted the Prostate Smart: Men's Health Forum for patients and their supporters. Taking place at the AdventHealth Nicholson Center, the event drew over 195 in-person registrants and over 1,100 virtual viewers! It was an incredible opportunity to encourage patients to connect and offer support on their prostate cancer journeys.
In-person participants. Image Courtesy of Advent Health.
IPCF Founder Dr. Vipul Patel give Welcome Speech. Image Courtesy of Advent Health.
Image Courtesy of Advent Health.
This Forum invited men and their supporters to participate in the discussion in how to improve men's prostate health but advocate for it as well. The program featured various speakers, along with Dr. Vipul Patel, NBA All-Star and IPCF Chairman Oscar Robertson and other respected faculty professionals.
The event, in partnership with AdventHealth Global Robotics Institute, was held with efforts to promote research, educate men and encourage prostate cancer screening. A breakfast was served while patients, doctors and speakers gathered to form community. Topics covered were men’s prostate healthcare anatomy, understanding pathology, basic screening practices, prostate cancer genetics and recurrence, and advanced exercise, nutrition, mindfulness, and lifestyle practices while living with prostate cancer. In addition, participants interacted with various experts and panelists in a question-and-answer session. Attendees were also informed about all the free resources available at the International Prostate Cancer Foundation website, including 3 new volumes of Prostate Cancer Guides; these are comprehensive books on prostate cancer at any stage and caregiving for a prostate cancer diagnosis. Click here to see the full agenda for the event.
Advocacy Panel. Image Courtesy of Advent Health.
Dr. Vipul Patel recognized Dr. Guru Sonpavde. Image Courtesy of Advent Health.
Dr. Vipul Patel recognized Prostate Cancer Advocate and Survivor Ralph Jordon. Image Courtesy of Advent Health.
Dr. Vipul Patel recognized NBA All-Star and Prostate Cancer Chairman of the Board Oscar Robertson. Image Courtesy of Advent Health.
Dr. Vipul Patel recognized GRI Event Coordinator Jackie Schueler. Image Courtesy of Advent Health.
Dr. Vipul Patel recognized Dr. Mark Harvey (Radiation Oncologist) Image Courtesy of Advent Health.
Dr. Vipul Patel recognized Jeff Brady. Image Courtesy of Advent Health.
A recognition presentation was held to acknowledge and honor those who have gone above and beyond to advocate for prostate cancer. (Pictured above) This year, an advocacy panel was added as well to share all the exciting things the Global Robotics Institute and International Prostate Cancer teams are doing to help propel the prostate cancer agenda forward. Including a trip to Washington D.C. to lobby the United States Congress on various prostate cancer awareness, research, and financial initiatives, such as: Support Prostate Cancer Research at the Department of Defense and the PC-CARE Act. For more information on this visit to Congress click here.
Dr. Vipul Patel and Oscar Robertson sit with Eric Sandoval from local Channel 6 News. Image Courtesy of 2uCreative.
NBA All-Star Legend, IPCF Chairman and Prostate Cancer Survivor Oscar Robertson was in attendance and was kind enough to take the stage as a panelist as well as lend his voice to advocacy and education by doing press interviews on why PSA screening is so important for all men, but especially African American men who are disproportionately affected by prostate cancer. Click to read more about Oscar’s story and experience with prostate cancer.
The day was a great success! Participants walked away not only with new information but with a bag of goodies to continue to spread awareness and start the conversation around DRE and PSA screening!
GRI Event Coordinator Jackie Schueler (blue jacket) with Natalia Kapsalis (flowered dress) and GRI team members. Image Courtesy of 2uCreative.
Dr. Vipul Patel with some of the GRI team. Image Courtesy of Advent Health.
Dr. Vipul Patel and the GRI team. Image Courtesy of Advent Health.
A special thank you to Jackie Schueler, who spearheaded the event with incredible passion and skill! As well as all the GRI and IPCF team members, including those not pictured, who participated to make the event the success it was!
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IPCF FUNDS STUDY: INTEGRATED RNA AND METABOLITE PROFILING OF URINE LIQUID BIOPSIES FOR PROSTATE CANCER BIOMARKER DISCOVERY
Sensitive and specific diagnostic and prognostic biomarkers for prostate cancer (PCa) are urgently needed. Urine samples are a non-invasive means to obtain abundant and readily accessible “liquid biopsies”. Herein we used urine liquid biopsies to identify and characterize a novel group of urine-enriched RNAs and metabolites in PCa patients and normal individuals with or without benign prostatic disease.
Download the full PDF here.
or read online SOURCE: Researchgate.net
FEATURE: OSCAR ROBERTSON AWARENESS CAMPAIGN
NBA All-Star Legend Oscar Robertson speaks out to create awareness! Oscar not only sits on the board of the Foundation, he is also prostate cancer survivor. Read his full survivor story. In 2012, Oscar participated in a Media Tour that helped us officially launch The International Prostate Cancer Foundation and create awareness world-wide on the importance of getting screened.
From Fox Sports and Yahoo Sports to a Public Meet & Greet and Educational Event. Oscar Robertson lent his time and story to spreading Prostate Cancer Awareness nationwide. Other notable interviews: Bloomberg radio, the Bleacher Report, Central Florida News 13, My Fox Orlando, the Orlando Sentinel and many more.
Mimic Technologies JOINS THE FIGHT!
Mimic Technologies showed its support of Dr. Vipul Patel's International Prostate Cancer Foundation by making a donation to the foundation for each new "Like" the new Mimic Facebook Page received during the 2012 American Urologic Association Annual Meeting and throughout the month of June.
Mimic is dedicated to furthering the research and treatment of prostate cancer.
Vero Beach Men's Health Forum
The 2013 Vero Beach Men's Health Forum invited men and their spouses to participate in the quest to improve men's health. With well over 70 community members in attendance, the educational event turned out to be a huge success. The program featured NBA All-Star Legend Oscar Robinson as guest speaker, along with Dr. Vipul Patel and respected faculty professionals.
The event, in partnership with Florida Hospital’s Global Robotics Institute, was held with efforts to promote research, educate men and encourage prostate cancer screening. Men and their spouses were invited to learn about men’s healthcare maintenance, basic screening practices and advanced nutritional and healthy lifestyle practices.
Those in attendance benefited from expert lectures and discussions on topics including:
Importance of Health Care Maintenance
Basic Health Care Screening That Every Man Should Have
Diet and Exercise Recommendations
Cardiac Risk Factors and Routine Maintenance
Common Diseases of Aging: Diabetes, Hypertension and Obesity Management
Prostate Health Maintenance and Cancer Screening
A Man’s Perspective on Health Maintenance – Personal Testimony — Oscar Robertson
We would like to recognize IPCF founder Dr. Vipul Patel along with Dr. Skip Franco and Mr. Edward Mellet for organizing and participating in the event. In addition, the forum featured NBA All-Star Legend Oscar Robinson as guest speaker, along with faculty members Mr. Bill Kelly, Dr. Atul Madan, David Robinson MD, Dr. Ranjan Perera and Cynthia Buffington PHD.
Special thanks to all who attended. We encourage you to share your experience and spread knowledge as our hope is to extend this program to communities nationwide.
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➤ A Celebration of Collaboration
On May 10, 2013 the International Prostate Cancer Foundation awarded Ranjan Perera, Ph.D., scientific director of analytical genomics and bioinformatics at the Sanford-Burnham Lake Nona campus, $60,000 to fund a postdoctoral fellow in Dr. Perera’s lab.
“Sanford-Burnham can really make an impact in the field,” said our founder Dr. Vipul Patel,as he acknowledged Dr. Perera’s work to identify molecular markers for prostate cancer. With a shared goal to develop better diagnoses and treatments, this post-doctorate grant is only the first step in a long and mutually beneficial partnership between us here at the International Prostate Cancer Foundation and the great minds at Sanford-Burnham.
In Sanford-Burnham Lake Nona labs, Dr. Perera and his team were working on early prognostic markers for prostate cancer. The goal was to be able to diagnose prostate cancer earlier, through a simple blood test instead of an invasive biopsy. “This research is urgently needed as professionals from all aspects of the field have been calling for these molecular markers. Not just for prostate cancer, but other malignant tumors as well,” explained Perera.
We encourage you to read more about Dr. Perera’s research here.
➤ Blueprint for Men's Health
Partnering with the Florida Hospital Foundation, the International Prostate Cancer Foundation is proud to lend sponsorship to an Educational Program — Blueprint for Men’s Health: A Global Robotics Institute Survivorship Program. Recognizing the importance of ongoing follow-up patient care, Dr. Vipul Patel and team have worked to develop this pilot program to serve as a resource for patients.
Blueprint for Men’s Health: GRI Survivorship Program is the first of its kind. It provides a tailored assessment of an individual’s health care needs as well as vital information, assisting patients with various challenges that must be met following prostate cancer surgery. Focused on addressing post-cancer concerns such as nutrition, relationships, exercise, genetics and planning for a life after cancer. The organization hopes to build support and foster a community for those fighting prostate cancer.
Blueprint for Men’s Health: GRI Survivorship Program
For more information: FH.GRI.Survivorship@Flhosp.org