Prostate Cancer UK
{{Short description|United Kingdom charitable organisation}}{{Infobox organization
| name = Prostate Cancer UK
| image = Prostate Cancer UK.png
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| founder = Professor Jonathan Waxman
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| type = Charitable organisation
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| registration_id = {{plainlist|
- England and Wales: 1005541
- Scotland: SC039332
}}
| focus = Cancer research
Cancer awareness
Cancer support
| location = 53 Tooley Street, London SE1 2QN
| coordinates = {{Coord|51.505527|-0.084486}}
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| key_people = Angela Culhane (CEO)
| revenue = £36.016 million (2020)
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| former name = {{Nowrap|The Prostate Cancer Charity
Prostate Action}}
| homepage = {{URL|prostatecanceruk.org}}
| founded_date = {{Start date|1996|||df=y}}
| num_volunteers = 2003 (2020)
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Prostate Cancer UK is a prostate cancer research, awareness and support organisation which is a registered charity in England and Wales,{{Cite web|title=PROSTATE CANCER UK - Charity 1005541|url=https://register-of-charities.charitycommission.gov.uk/charity-search/-/charity-details/1005541|access-date=2021-05-18|website=register-of-charities.charitycommission.gov.uk|language=en-GB}} as well as in Scotland.{{Cite web|title=OSCR {{!}} Charity Details|url=https://www.oscr.org.uk/about-charities/search-the-register/charity-details?number=39332|access-date=2021-05-18|website=www.oscr.org.uk}}
History
The organisation was founded in 1996 as The Prostate Cancer Charity by Professor Jonathan Waxman.{{Cite web|title=Who we are|url=https://prostatecanceruk.org/about-us/who-we-are/|access-date=2021-05-18|website=Prostate Cancer UK|language=en}} 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.{{Cite web|title=Prostate Cancer UK charity partnership|url=https://www.edfenergy.com/about/prostate-cancer-uk-charity-partnership|access-date=2021-05-18|website=EDF|language=en}}
Work
In 2021, the charity funded a study investigating why black men are twice as likely as other men to develop prostate cancer.{{Cite web|last=Bayley|first=James|date=2021-07-01|title='I'm doing it for my two boys and grandson. I want to beat prostate cancer'|url=https://www.mylondon.news/news/health/im-doing-two-boys-grandson-20946842|access-date=2021-07-03|website=MyLondon|language=en}}{{Cite web|last=Billson|first=Chantelle|date=2021-06-21|title=Former footballer raises awareness of prostate cancer in black men|url=https://www.romfordrecorder.co.uk/news/health/romford-daughter-raises-awareness-of-prostate-cancer-8073776|access-date=2021-07-03|website=Romford Recorder|language=en-UK}} The charity also launched its Clinical Champions program, where the charity provides funding and training to selected people.{{Cite web|last=Mitchell|first=Gemma|date=2021-06-10|title=Leading urology nurse selected by charity to become 'clinical champion'|url=https://www.nursingtimes.net/news/research-and-innovation/leading-urology-nurse-selected-by-charity-to-become-clinical-champion-10-06-2021/|access-date=2021-07-03|website=Nursing Times|language=en}}
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