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Prostate Cancer Foundation of Australia is a broad-based community organisation and the peak national body for prostate cancer in Australia. It is dedicated to reducing the impact of prostate cancer on Australian men, their partners and families, recognising the diversity of the Australian community. Prostate Cancer Foundation of Australia receives Government funding for specific projects and relies on the generosity of individuals, the community and partnerships, such as those with The Movember Foundation and Commonwealth Bank to carry out its work.〔Annual Report 2012–2013. Prostate Cancer Foundation of Australia 2013〕 == History == Prostate Cancer Foundation of Australia was formed in Sydney in 1996. The television personality, Roger Climpson, a member of the Rotary Club of Lane Cove, was treated successfully for prostate cancer in 1994. Roger was concerned by the confusing information available to him at the time of diagnosis and treatment and by the apparent lack of research into the disease being carried out in Australia. In 1995 he persuaded fellow club members to join him in forming the Prostate Cancer Research Foundation to raise funds for research.〔Tomorrow Counts in the Fight Against Prostate Cancer. Janssen-Cilag 2012. ISBN 978-0-646-57907-8〕 In the succeeding four years a number of eminent urologists, cancer research scientists, business leaders and representatives of Rotary joined the Prostate Cancer Research Foundation Board of Directors. They were successful in raising funds, some of which were distributed in the form of travelling scholarships for scientists working in prostate cancer research. In 1999 Prostate Cancer Research Foundation affiliated with the Cancer Society of Australia and then merged with the Australian Prostate Cancer Foundation based at St Vincent's Hospital, Sydney. Australian Prostate Cancer Foundation had a long connection with support groups, having founded the St Vincent’s Prostate Cancer Support Group in 1996. In 1998 St Vincent’s and other support groups located throughout Australia formed the Association of Prostate Cancer Support Groups to act as their national representative with Australian Prostate Cancer Foundation providing the corporate structure. Following the merger of Prostate Cancer Research Foundation and Australian Prostate Cancer Foundation in 1999, the name Prostate Cancer Foundation of Australia was chosen to reflect the new organisation’s widened agenda.〔Constitution Prostate Cancer Foundation of Australia Limited (ABN 42 073 253 924)〕 In 1999 the Association of Prostate Cancer Support Groups merged with Prostate Cancer Foundation of Australia, forming the Support and Advocacy Committee. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Prostate Cancer Foundation of Australia」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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