NJ Patient Care and Access Coalition

NJPCAC ANNOUNCES PARTNERSHIP WITH ZERO – THE PROJECT TO END PROSTATE CANCER TO HOST 2011 GREAT PROSTATE CANCER CHALLENGE EVENT IN NEW JERSEY

August 20, 2010  –  New Jersey

The New Jersey Patient Care and Access Coalition, comprised of more than 160 urologists from across the State, announced today a partnership with ZERO – The Project to End Prostate Cancer to host a Great Prostate Cancer Challenge 5k Race in 2011 that will raise money to promote prostate cancer awareness, early detection and research.

NJPCAC’s member physicians are joining colleagues in 11 states across the country and in the District of Columbia to partner with ZERO in what has become the premier prostate cancer event series in America.

“NJPCAC could not be more delighted to be partnering with ZERO – The Project to End Prostate Cancer to bring the Great Prostate Cancer Challenge race series to the State of New Jersey,” said Dr. Adam Perzin, the Chairman of NJPCAC’s Board of Directors.  Dr. Perzin noted that “NJPCAC physicians, including urologists, pathologists and radiation oncologists, are on the front lines in furnishing care for men with prostate cancer, and our Coalition coming together to team with ZERO to put together the first GPCC race in New Jersey is extremely exciting.”

The GPCC races bring together athletes, cancer survivors, physicians, caretakers, family members and friends.  ZERO – The Project to End Prostate Cancer, along with large urology group practices, has grown the national race series to include races in 11 states across the country with an estimated 7,000 participants.  Since the national race series began in 2008, more than $1 million has been raised to promote prostate cancer awareness, early detection and research.

Dr. Perzin said that details for the 2011 GPCC event in New Jersey will be announced in the coming months and that the event is likely to be held in Camden, New Jersey, with potential expansion to other parts of the State in future years.