# Prostate Cancer Foundation (PCF)

Source: https://onco.cc/collections/prostate-cancer-foundation/  
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## TL;DR

Michael Milken's prostate cancer foundation, which funded the science behind abiraterone, enzalutamide and PSMA therapy and runs a precision-oncology network in US veterans' hospitals.

## Summary

Founded 1993 (as CaP CURE). PCF-funded research contributed to abiraterone, enzalutamide, radium-223, PSMA imaging and radioligands, and germline testing guidance; the PCF-VA network provides genomic testing and trials to veterans; the Young Investigator awards have trained a generation of researchers. Patient resources include the Prostate Cancer Patient Guide and a Black-community outreach programme; ZERO Prostate Cancer and Movember are major partner organisations for support and awareness.

## Fields

- Kind: Collection
- Last checked: 2026-09-08
- Tags: gap-fill; patient-org
- URL: https://www.pcf.org/
- Holds: The largest philanthropic funder of prostate cancer research (>$1 billion), Challenge Awards and Young Investigator programme, the PCF-VA Precision Oncology Program, patient guides, and the annual Scientific Retreat.
- Licence: Copyright PCF

## Sources

- PCF: https://www.pcf.org/
- ZERO Prostate Cancer: https://zerocancer.org/
- Movember: https://us.movember.com/

## Connected records

- cancers: [Prostate cancer](https://onco.cc/cancers/prostate/)
- targets: [Androgen receptor](https://onco.cc/targets/androgen-receptor/), [PSMA](https://onco.cc/targets/psma/)
- technologies: [PSMA PET](https://onco.cc/technologies/psma-pet/)
- drugs: [Abiraterone acetate](https://onco.cc/drugs/abiraterone/), [Enzalutamide](https://onco.cc/drugs/enzalutamide/), [Lutetium-177 vipivotide tetraxetan](https://onco.cc/drugs/pluvicto/)
- terms: [Castration-resistant prostate cancer (CRPC)](https://onco.cc/terms/castration-resistance/), [PSA (prostate-specific antigen)](https://onco.cc/terms/psa/)
- institutions: [Movember](https://onco.cc/institutions/movember/), [Prostate Cancer Foundation](https://onco.cc/institutions/pcf/), [Stand Up To Cancer](https://onco.cc/institutions/stand-up-to-cancer/)
- collections: [PROMISE registry: free germline testing in prostate cancer](https://onco.cc/collections/prostate-cancer-promise/)

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