ZEROHour Newsletter: January 2020

You Did It! Holiday Match Reached and More!!

With your help, we exceeded our $150,000 holiday match! This means that more than $300,000 is going to help men and their families! Your generous gift will help develop new research for medical treatments and provide a community of support and resources for prostate cancer patients.

There’s nothing better than starting a new year off with such an incredible rally of love and hope for prostate cancer patients — and YOU helped make it happen.

Here’s a short video from the men you are helping, thanking you and the entire prostate cancer community for all you’ve done. With you as a part of the ZERO community, we can accomplish even more in 2020. You are an inspiration to men and their families!

Look What You Achieved in 2019

In 2019, your generosity helped ZERO support patients with community, resources, research, and more.

Thanks for all you’ve done — you are awesome!

BREAKING NEWS: Prostate Cancer Deaths To Hit Highest Numbers in Two Decades

New reporting from Cancer Facts and Figures shows that there’s still much to be done in the fight to end prostate cancer.

Here are some key takeaways from the 2020 report, which can be downloaded (PDF) here.

• A man will be diagnosed with prostate cancer every 2.8 minutes, and pass away from the disease every 16 minutes.
• In 2020, 5 percent more men will pass away from the disease than in 2019.
• The incidence rate for 2020 rose by 10 percent compared to 2019, with 191,930 men expected to be diagnosed in 2020 compared to 174,650 in 2019.
• Prostate cancer has long shown many scientific and statistical similarities to breast cancer and continues to do so in this new reporting. Both prostate and breast cancers are the highest diagnosed cancers among men and women, respectively, and have similar diagnosis rates (1 in 9 for men/prostate, and 1 in 8 for women/breast).

See more from ZERO’s Jamie Bearse and members of ZERO’s Medical Advisory Board on these numbers and their impact.

Start 2020 at the ZERO Summit

The 2020 ZERO Summit is in Washington, D.C. next month — and we want YOU there!! Summit attendees will learn from renowned experts about health, exercise, nutrition, self-care, community, and more. During expert-led sessions, attendees will receive hands-on takeaways and gain self-care skills.

Plus, a keynote speech from Dr. Mark Moyad on February 24 – a leading researcher at the intersection of wellness and cancer – will jumpstart your new year with the latest research that can be applied directly to your life.

Connect with others in the prostate cancer community, learn, and most of all, have fun at the ZERO Summit.

How Do You Describe Yourself?

The new year is a time ripe with reflection and insight, and we know how passionate you are about ending prostate cancer. That’s why we want to hear from you! Take this quick survey (less than a minute) to share your thoughts with us!

Bold for Blue Impact Nominees Revealed!

Congrats to the first-ever nominees for the Bold for Blue Impact Awards: Valerie Donahue, Maureen Ferguson, Peter Fisher, Mark Good, Chris Hartley, Randy Kam, DeMetrius Kee, Christine McMillan, Juseph Musumeci, Dr. Scott Owens, Stan Rosenfeld, Mike Rotz, and Suzanne Schlernitzauer!

These ZERO Champions are nominated for their passion and exemplary service in the fight against prostate cancer. On February 23, join us for the first night of this year's ZERO Summit, where the winners will be revealed at the Bold for Blue Awards ceremony!

ZERO Podcast Battling Prostate Cancer As a Gay Man Is a gay man’s experience with prostate cancer different from a heterosexual man’s? In this episode of Prostate Cancer Uncensored, Chris Hartley discusses what it took to get his sex life back on track and how his life as a gay man shaped his cancer journey. » Listen to Chris' story

Education Chemotherapy 101 Many myths surround chemotherapy, one of the oldest and most trusted treatments for many cancers. Read more about chemotherapy and how it may help prostate cancer patients in this new resource page from ZERO. » Learn more Chemo

Supporting Veterans Helping Vets Fight Prostate Cancer To better inform prostate cancer treatment options and care specific to Veterans, Veterans are invited to fill out an anonymous survey that will collect data to help inspire a path forward. The survey is open until the end of January. » Take or share the survey