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| Founded | 1996 (1996) |
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| Founder | Professor Jonathan Waxman |
| Type | Charitable organisation |
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| Focus | Cancer research Cancer awareness Cancer support |
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| Coordinates | 51°30′20″N 0°05′04″W / 51.505527°N 0.084486°W / 51.505527; -0.084486 |
Key people | Angela Culhane (CEO) |
Revenue | £36.016 million (2020)[1] |
Employees | 212 (2020)[1] |
Volunteers | 2003 (2020)[1] |
| Website | prostatecanceruk |
Formerly called | The Prostate Cancer Charity Prostate Action |
Prostate Cancer UK is a prostate cancer research, awareness and support organisation which is a registered charityinEngland and Wales,[1] as well as in Scotland.[2]
The organisation was founded in 1996 as The Prostate Cancer Charity by Professor Jonathan Waxman.[3] The charity merged with Prostate Action in 2012 to form the current organisation.
As of 2021, EDF Energy is currently in a partnership with the charity, which will run until December 2022.[4]
In 2021, the charity funded a study investigating why black men are twice as likely as other men to develop prostate cancer.[5][6] The charity also launched its Clinical Champions program, where the charity provides funding and training to selected people.[7]
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