Founded | 1996 |
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Founder | Professor Jonathan Waxman |
Type | Charitable organisation |
Registration no. |
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Focus |
Cancer research Cancer awareness Cancer support |
Location |
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Coordinates | 51°30′20″N 0°05′04″W / 51.505527°N 0.084486°W |
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 charity in England 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]