The sixth annual Prostate Cancer Survivors and Awareness Walk by 100 Black Men of St. Louis gets underway from at 8 a.m. to 10 a.m. Saturday, August 23 at Kiener Plaza in downtown St. Louis.
The event brings 2,000-3,000 participants each year and organizers want the number to grow.
The Walk is a grass-roots effort to increase awareness of prostate cancer and raise funds for prostate cancer services or research that leads to a cure.
Prostate cancer is the second leading cause of male cancer deaths, and is highly treatable if detected early. Race and family history, along with diet and lifestyle all play a role in who gets prostate cancer. Men who According to the Prostate Cancer Foundation, African American men are 61 percent more likely to develop prostate cancer than white men, are more likely to have aggressive forms of the disease and are 2.5 times more likely to die from it. The PSA test is used to screen for prostate cancer.
It costs $10 to register and participants will receive a T-shirt, a ticket for admission on Saturday to the Missouri Black Expo at America’s Center; and for men age 35 and older, a no-cost PSA test from the Alvin J. Siteman Cancer Center.
The two-mile walk is a fun and educational event for the entire family. Educational seminars on prostate cancer will be presented following the event.
For more information, call 314-367-7778 or register online at www.100bmpcsw.kintera.org