Great Prostate Cancer Challenge 5K Race to take place in Fort Myers on Jan. 28

Jan 7 2012

Lace up your sneakers and join Florida Urology Physicians and ZERO — The Project to End Prostate Cancer on Saturday, January 28, 2012 for the Great Prostate Cancer Challenge 5K Race in Fort Myers. The Great Prostate Cancer Challenge is America's premier men's health event series, taking place in 33 cities in 2012.

"More than 240,000 men will be diagnosed with prostate cancer this year alone, including more than 17,000 in Florida," said Skip Lockwood, CEO of ZERO — The Project to End Prostate Cancer. "The Great Prostate Cancer Challenge raises funds that are critical for raising awareness and fighting the disease."

Funds raised from the race go to prostate cancer research, education, and free testing. ZERO provides comprehensive treatment information to patients, education to those at risk, and free testing to at-risk men around the country. ZERO also works to increase research funds from the federal government to find new treatments and better diagnostic tests for this disease.