Stand Up To Cancer In September In Texas

The Cancer Journeys Foundation (The CJF), an organization based in Manhattan Beach, CA, is proud to announce that their Texas Ambassador Kent Leipold has coordinated with Texas Governor Greg Abbott to make September "Prostate Cancer Awareness Month" in Texas. The CJF is perhaps best known for their prostate cancer early detection app, which is available through www.prostatetracker.org.

Robert Hess, founder and CEO of the Cancer Journeys Foundation, says: "Kent, himself a prostate cancer survivor, is one of our most active cancer ambassadors. Katie Couric's StandUpToCancer Foundation is doing a fantastic job of raising funds for innovative cancer research and treatments. We are thrilled that we can do our part through our prostate cancer early detection app, the ProstateTracker."

All cancers combined claim one American life every minute of every day. Prostate cancer in particular takes an American man every 18 minutes. But it doesn't need to be that way. Screening and early detection are the key. This is something that the CJF is trying to address through their website at www.cancerjourneysfoundation.org.

"Dedicated volunteers like Mr. Leipold and the men and women who support StandUpToCancer are critical to beating cancer and keeping families together," said Robert Hess.

The Cancer Journeys Foundation's mission is to increase the awareness of the critical need to cancer screening and to support the cancer journeys of the more than 14 million cancer survivors living in the United States. Meanwhile, Stand Up to Cancer is a national foundation that aims to bring together specialists and scientists in an effort to cure cancer for good. They are currently asking for donations through their website at www.standuptocancer.org in order to further support their work. They currently have some 1,200 scientists on board, who are running 160 different clinical trials, but with the singular goal of beating cancer.

During the Prostate Cancer Awareness Month in Texas, various events will be taking place to help raise awareness of this disease, and how it can be prevented. Opportunities to join in with the work of the CJF or Stand Up to Cancer will also be available.