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CITY JOINS NATIONAL MOVEMENT TO END PROSTATE CANCER
NUMBER ANNUAL ZERO PROSTATE CANCER RUN/WALK RETURNS THIS MONTH
CITY, STATE – ZERO - The End of Prostate Cancer joins forces with UROLOGY PRACTICE to host the ZERO Prostate Cancer
Run/Walk this MONTH. The goal is to create Generation ZERO – the first generation of men free of prostate cancer.
Participants from the CITY area will run and walk together on DATE to fight a disease that takes the life of an American
man every 20 minutes.
CITY joins 35+ communities across the nation as part of the ZERO Prostate Cancer Run/Walk series. The Run/Walk
promotes awareness for prostate cancer and encourages men to be informed about their risk. More than TOTAL
NUMBER DIAGNOSED men in STATE will be diagnosed with prostate cancer this year.
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“The ZERO Prostate Cancer Run/Walk rallies communities and gives participants a voice in the fight to end prostate
cancer,” said ZERO CEO Jamie Bearse. “We’re making prostate cancer a national priority. The Run/Walk series is a way to
mobilize the prostate cancer community and raise funds for patient support programs to ensure that no man has to face
prostate cancer alone.”
EVENT SPECIAL FEATURES/GUESTS. Funds raised for this year’s Run/Walk event will go toward national efforts to
provide research for new treatments, to enhance patient support resources, and to educate men and families about
prostate cancer.
The race will take place at LOCATION. For more information, visit www.zeroprostatecancerrun.org/CITY.
About ZERO — The End of Prostate Cancer
ZERO – The End of Prostate Cancer is the leading national nonprofit organization with the mission to end prostate
cancer. ZERO advances research, encourages action, and provides education and support to men and their
families through our patient-centric programs. ZERO's premier activities include the ZERO Prostate Cancer Run/Walk,
America’s largest men’s health event series. We are a 501(c)(3) philanthropic organization recognized with four out of
four stars by Charity Navigator in 2014 and 2015, accredited by the Better Business Bureau, and 94 cents of every dollar
donated goes to research and programs. For more information, visit www.zerocancer.org.
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