Massachusetts Governor, Speaker of the House, Leaders of Legislation, Medicine and Advocacy Join Forces to Lead the Nation in Recognizing Prostate Cancer as a Public Health Priority and Leading Disparity in the Times of the COVID-19 Pandemic

BOSTON, Feb. 25, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- AdMeTech Foundation in cooperation with Senate President Pro Tempore William N. Brownsberger, House Majority Leader Claire Cronin and Representative Gerald Cassidy will host the 12^th Annual Prostate Cancer Awareness Day. This virtual event will feature Massachusetts Governor Charlie Baker, Speaker of the House Ronald Mariano, Senate Majority Leader Cynthia Creem, Senate Majority Whip Mike Rush, and members of the Black and Latino Caucus, including Representatives Carlos Gonzalez, Jon Santiago and Bud Williams, other leaders of legislature, medicine, advocacy and community organizations.

This annual event has been critical for setting up a historic precedent by the Massachusetts General Court when it has recognized prostate cancer as a public health priority and a leading health disparity in Black (including Hispanic) men since 2011.

During the COVID-19 pandemic, the areas of prostate cancer disparities overlap with "hot spots" of the pandemic. Prostate cancer and COVID-19 have emerged as leading disparities. Legislators, advocates and prostate cancer survivors will discuss the impact of these diseases on our families and health care costs. Leading physicians will review the best emerging options in patient care, including prevention, diagnosis and treatment.

AdMeTech Foundation organized this event in cooperation with Prostate Cancer Action Council, including American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network, Center for Elimination of Health and Social Inequities and Disparities, Community Health Awareness Program, the Latino Health Insurance Program, Massachusetts Prostate Cancer Coalition, Men of Color Health Awareness, and New England Area Conference of NAACP. 

Sponsors include mIR Scientific, Janssen JnJ, Pfizer, Sanofi Genzyme, Progenics Lantheus, and Sotio Pharmaceuticals.

WHAT:           AdMeTech Foundation's 12^th Annual Prostate Cancer Awareness Day

WHEN:           Thursday, February 25, 2021 

                        10 a.m. – 2 p.m.

                        For more information and schedule, please review here.

WHERE:         Virtual Event

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WHO:              Massachusetts Governor Charlie Baker

                        Speaker of the House Ronald Mariano

                        Senate Majority Leader Cynthia Creem

                        Senate President Pro Tempore, William Brownsberger

                        Senate Majority Whip Mike Rush

                        House Majority Leader Claire Cronin

                        Representative Gerald Cassidy, Vice Chair, Committee on Post Audit and Oversight

                        Representative Carlos Gonzalez, Immediate Past Chair, Black and Latino Caucus

                        and Chair, Public Safety and Homeland Security Committee

                        Representative Jon Santiago, Vice Chair, Committee on COVID-19 and

                        Emergency Preparedness and Management

                        Milagros Abreu, MD, MPH, Founder, President, and CEO, Latino

                        Health Insurance Program

                        Cheryl Bartlett, CEO, Greater New Bedford Community Health Center,

                        and Former Commissioner, Massachusetts Department of Public Health

                        Stephen Bernard, Immediate Past President, Brockton Chapter of NAACP

                        Juan Cofield, President, New England Area Conference of NAACP

                        Dean Kenneth Elmore, M. Ed., JD, Associate Provost and

                        Dean of Students, Boston University, and Prostate Cancer Survivor

                        Howard Goldstein, JD, Prostate Cancer Survivor

                        Faina Shtern, MD, President and CEO, AdMeTech Foundation

                        Michell Sokoloff, MD, Professor and Chair, Department of Urology,

                        University of Massachusetts School of Medicine

                        Representative Bud Williams

About AdMeTech Foundation: A 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization, based in Boston, MA, AdMeTech Foundation established the Manogram® Project, providing international leadership for groundbreaking programs in research, education and awareness to expedite advancement and clinical implementation of precision, individualized approaches to screening, early detection and treatment of prostate cancer (www.admetech.org).

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