One of the goals of COMAPC is to help educate and inform people about prostate cancer and the resources available to patients. We want to share information about events and projects in the community that may interest you. And we want to offer updated information about COMAPC as well as important news about prostate cancer research and treatment.

Saturday, June 19, 2010
2010 Car Show
At the Quaker Steak & Lube Restaurant

Monday, June 21, 2010
The 5th Annual COMAPC Golf Outing
It's never to early! To learn about sponsorship opportunities and to reserve space for your foursome, please contact us today.

COMAPC Approved as 501(c)(3)
—July 2008, Columbus, Ohio
Mike Hughes, Board Chair, is pleased to announce the organization received official federal status as an approved 501(c)(3). For the previous two years the organization has been working through other charitable organizations as it developed its own identity and mission. "As a federally recognized charitable organization COMAPC is eligible to receive tax-deductible contributions in accordance with all IRS codes. We realize how important this status is to our donors, sponsors and volunteers," said Hughes.

COMAPC Funds Cancer Screening
—June 2008, Columbus, Ohio
COMAPC funding fully supported the Columbus Cancer Clinic prostate cancer screening in 2007. The donation allowed the clinic to offer prostate specific antigen tests (PSA) to clinic clients and remaining funds were applied to the Homecare Support Services offered by the clinic.

Since 1921, the Columbus Cancer Clinic has been supporting underserved and low income clients of all races and ethnicities.
Click here to learn more about the Columbus Cancer Clinic

Good Nutrition May Reduce
Incidence of Prostate Cancer
—June 2008, San Francisco, California
Scientific evidence suggests that differences in diet and lifestyle may account in large part for the variability of prostate cancer rates in different countries. Nutrition & Prostate Cancer, published by the UCSF Comprehensive Cancer Center, offers the complete report. Click here to download the report

Experimental Agent Blocks Prostate Cancer
—May 2008, Columbus, Ohio
An experimental drug has blocked the progression of prostate cancer in an animal model with an aggressive form of the disease, new research shows.
Click here to download the article

Ad campaign Urges Men to
Undergo Preventive Health Screenings
—April 2008, Rockville, Maryland
The federal Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality has launched a public served campaign that encourages middle-aged men to undergo preventive health screenings.
Click here to download the article