| “In my area of family medicine, we always talk about your blood pressure, your blood sugar, your blood cholesterol, but there is another very important number for Black men and that is your PSA number,” said Dr. Floyd B. Willis. In his recorded video message, Willis encourages men diagnosed with prostate cancer to visit the PHENPath.com website to learn about their treatment options.
“Knowledge about your prostate cancer treatment options is key,” said Justice James E.C. Perry, 85th Justice of the Florida Supreme Court, in his recorded PSA. “I know. I’m a one-year survivor.”
The expanded portion of this Rally includes a program in conjunction with the 30th Anniversary Retreat for the AME Sons of Allen, which will be held on May 17th at the New Bethel AME Church in Quincy, FL (Rev. Charles Morris, Pastor). PHEN will provide free prostate cancer screenings in partnership with the Prostate Conditions Education Council (PCEC). Also, a presentation and panel discussion will be hosted by PHEN focusing on “New Church Strategies for Addressing the Prostate Cancer Crisis Among Black Men.”
“Over the last two decades, PHEN has partnered with more than a thousand churches to spread prostate cancer awareness and community education through early detection screening opportunities, symposiums, the Daddy’s Boys Play, Father’s Day rallies, health fairs, and more,” said PHEN President and Founder Thomas A. Farrington. “The AME Church is partnering with us to provide ‘ever-present’ prostate cancer educational resources, through technology, to its churches. This expanded rally program with the Sons of Allen kicks this effort off.” Visit PHENAMEChurch.org for more information.
PHEN’s Disparity Rally first began in 2021. The Rally has since been conducted in 24 cities and 15 states, reaching more than 19 million people via radio, social media, and virtual Town Hall meetings. |
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