September is Prostate Cancer Awareness Month and the Mike Slive Foundation is providing educational outreach opportunities for men and their families to learn more about this disease that affects one in nine men.
“This is definitely a unique September, as we all continue to navigate our changed COVID world,” said Executive Director Anna Slive Harwood. “We want to remind men, especially during Prostate Cancer Awareness Month, the importance of getting screened for prostate cancer. Prostate cancer is the second leading cause of cancer in men.”
According to Harwood, African American men are twice as likely to die from prostate cancer as white men, and men with two or more relatives who have had prostate cancer are four times as likely to be diagnosed.
“Most people don’t realize that, while one in eight women may get breast cancer, one in nine men will get prostate cancer in his lifetime,” Harwood said.
There are many opportunities throughout the month to learn more about prostate cancer and to be a part of opportunities for donating to the foundation for prostate cancer research.
UAB, the Mike Slive Foundation and Pfizer are collaborating to provide prostate cancer education in underserved communities. On Sept. 14, UAB hosted “Hey Fellas,” a virtual education session on prostate cancer.
A second “Hey Fellas” will take place virtually at 10 a.m. Sept. 26, with Greater St. John Baptist Church hosting an audience. To register, visit mikeslivefoundation.org.
Mike Slive board member Clete Walker has organized a fundraiser night at La Paz Restaurant for Sept. 23. The restaurant will offer 10% of all sales and 100% of Blue Margarita sales to benefit the Mike Slive Foundation.
In addition, a Shabbat service recently was hosted at Temple Emanu-El Birmingham, with remarks made by the foundation’s director of education and outreach, Emily Capilouto.
Supporters are encouraged to make a donation on the foundation’s website, or preregister for the upcoming Virtual Beyond Blue.
The event will take place Nov. 12 at 6 p.m., co-hosted by Laura Rutledge of ESPN/SEC Network and Mike Tirico of NBC Sports, with special guest appearances by sporting legends as well as an online auction. This will mark the third annual Beyond Blue event and will honor Mike Slive Foundation board member and prostate cancer survivor Charlie Perry.
For more information, visit mikeslivefoundation.org.
