The Prostate Cancer Charity was founded in 1996 by Professor Jonathan Waxman. It was set up to address what was seen as a less than acceptable standard of surgical treatment for men. It was the UK’s first national organisation focusing on Prostate Cancer. Further information on the great work PCUK are carrying out on behalf of all men can be found via the button below.

The ACGA has been actively promoting Prostate Cancer UK and the need for men to be regularly tested for a number of years. We know that Black men are more likely to be diagnosed with prostate cancer than men of other ethnicities. ONS data has calculated that the lifetime risk of developing prostate cancer in Black men is

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Committee Member and past Captain Jacqui Harbor chose Prostate Cancer UK as the Society’s charity during her tenure as Captain in 2013, and the ACGA has maintained support for the charity since then. Articles covering the personal experiences of members from the association have been featured in Prostate Cancer UK’s regular publication and Sky Sports.

The ACGA will continue to support this worthwhile cause, and will hopefully help to highlight PCUK’s admirable fight to bring awareness to this deadly disease.