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Latest News |
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 "What You Should Know About Prostate Cancer Screening" Patient Guide – Now Available!
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Click here to view or download
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AUA Foundation Features Former NFL Hall of Fame Players in Public Service Announcement
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"The AUA Foundation has joined with the National Football League (NFL) Player Care Foundation to create a Public Service Announcement (PSA) encouraging men to get screened for prostate cancer. The PSA is part of a larger initiative with the NFL Player Care Foundation to raise awareness of this deadly disease. The announcement features Pro Football Hall of Fame Inductees Mike Haynes, Willie Lanier and Len Dawson discussing the importance of early detection and prostate cancer screenings. To view, click here."
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AUA Foundation Speaks Out in Support of Prostate Cancer Screening
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The following statement was issued by the AUA Foundation on March 19, 2009 and is attributable to AUA Foundation Executive Director Sandra Vassos, MPA:
The American Urological Association Foundation (AUA Foundation) is concerned that two major studies about prostate-specific antigen (PSA) testing may present conflicting information to patients about the value of this critical prostate-cancer screening test. The benefits of regular screening and early detection should not be discounted in the overall population. The decision to screen for prostate cancer with PSA and digital rectal examination should incorporate other known risk factors, including family history of prostate cancer, age, ethnicity/race, and whether or not the individual has had a previous negative prostate biopsy.
Men should understand that studies such as these are just a part of the overall national discussion about PSA testing. An overwhelming body of evidence exists that supports the value of this test and that screening has the potential to save lives. The AUA Foundation strongly believes that the decision to screen is one that a man should make in conjunction with his physician and supports the screening recommendations of the American Urological Association. The Association is expected to release a new best practice statement about PSA testing during the group's upcoming Annual Scientific Meeting in Chicago next month.
The AUA Foundation is joined by ZERO - The Project to End Prostate Cancer, MaleCare and other patient advocacy groups who endorse this statement. |
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AUA Foundation Appointed to New Veterans Health Council
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The American Urological Association (AUA) Foundation has been named to the newly established Veterans Health Council, created by the Vietnam Veterans of America (VVA). The Foundation joins other like-minded groups on this Council, which was established by the VVA to improve healthcare for veterans. According to the VVA, the Council will provide an ongoing forum for healthcare professionals, employee representatives, advocacy organizations and healthcare firms. Please click here to view the press release. |
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AUA Foundation and the NFL Player Care Foundation Announce Prostate Health Initiative
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The AUA Foundation and the NFL Player Care Foundation are teaming up to conduct a research project focused on prostate health in retired NFL players. The initiative will use data collected from prostate health screenings provided to retired NFL alumni in cities nationwide to assess prostate health among this population.
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UrologyHealth information about important issues in urology and how they affect you.
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Click here to view the Special Edition issue. |
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Research |
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2009 AUA Foundation/SBUR Research Conference |
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Register now for the 2009 AUA Foundation/SBUR Research Conference, "Decreasing the Mortality from Bladder Cancer over the Next Decade," scheduled for December 6-7, 2009 in Linthicum, Maryland. Made possible through the generous support of the M.D. Anderson Cancer Center and the Paul Mellon Urologic Cancer Institute, the conference will provide a comprehensive review of the major scientific and clinical issues that are uniquely relevant to urothelial cancer as presented by established and emerging opinion leaders in the field. Junior investigators receive a discount on the registration fee and may also apply for a limited number of travel awards. Click here for more information.
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Apply now for the AUA Foundation: Astellas Rising Star in Urology Awards |
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Apply now for the Astellas Rising Stars in Urology Award. These awards provide supplemental salary support for up to five years, with an escalating payment each year. Candidates must be board certified or eligible urologists, or participating in a training program to obtain board certification in urology. Candidates must have receive a new career development award during the 2009 federal fiscal year. The deadline to apply is November 20, 2009. Click here for more information, or to apply for the award.
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AUA Foundation/NIDDK/NCI Surgeon-Scientists Award: Apply Now |
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Applications are being accepted for the AUA Foundation/NIDDK/NCI Surgeon-Scientists Award. This award provides up to five years of supplemental salary support to board certified or eligible urologists, or those participating in a training program to obtain board certification in urology. Candidates for this award must have been awarded a career development grant from the National Institute of Diabetes & Digestive Kidney Diseases (NIDDK) or the National Cancer Institute (NCI) during the 2009 federal fiscal year. The deadline to apply is November 20, 2009. Click here for more information, or to apply for the award.
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Upcoming Events |
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The AUA Foundation has assembled leading medical experts of present a series of FREE Webinars on the issues most relevant to your prostate health! Click here to listen to any of the sessions listed below.
- What You Should Know about Prostate Cancer Screening
- Living with Prostatitis
- Enlarged Prostate or Benign Prostatic Hyperplasia (BPH)
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Campaigns |
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Learn how the American Urological Association Foundation and the NFL are working together to help football fans like you Know Your Stats about prostate cancer.
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AUA Foundation’s Prostate Health Screening Finder |
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The AUA Foundation is working with hospitals and medical centers across the country to achieve one goal: to help men across the country locate free or reduced-cost prostate cancer screenings in their area. To do this, the Foundation has developed an online Screening Finder, which can be found here.
For more information about the program or to add your event to the Screening Finder, please contact
AUAFoundation@
AUAFoundation.org
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