Raising prostate cancer awareness

Raising prostate cancer awareness

September is Prostate Cancer Awareness Month. To help raise awareness, a Carson city councilman, along with the City of Hope and Providence Medical Center, are teaming up for the second annual Prostate Cancer Charity 5k.

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September is prostate cancer awareness month and to help raise awareness a Carson city councilman along with the City of Hope and Providence Medical Center is hosting its second annual prostate cancer charity 5k tomorrow I will be out there along with a very special prostate cancer survivor it's devastating devastating Alonzo Lonzo Williams reflecting on his 2010 bout with prostate cancer a cancer that will impact one in eight men according to the Prostate Cancer Foundation it's also a cancer that especially affects black men once I realized that it was of stigma about being checked for prostate cancer a lot of black men have a serious stigma Williams known as The Godfather of West Coast hip-hop having worked with artists like with Dr Dre Ice Cube Easy E and known for owning the Compton nightclub prominently featured in the 2022 Super Bowl Halftime Show Dr Drake was standing on the top of my club the eve after dark I'm the owner of the eve at the dark so that's that's a good one right there that's my favorite one right about now but these days Williams has become known for using his platform to help raise prostate cancer awareness this is a very curable cancer if you detect it early enough we want to get the word out to the community which is why Carson city councilman Cedric Hicks senior and Williams joined forces to start the prostate cancer 5K run walk at Cal State Dominguez Hills the money raised goes toward the Santa Monica base Prostate Cancer Foundation the Saturday event is the second annual I'm honored to help host learn about prostate cancer don't be afraid of it get tested for Williams getting the word out has already proven powerful and perhaps life-saving and have you gotten that feedback where yes yes last year uh a friend of mine saw our broadcast on Channel 11 he called me let me know man I'm so glad you mentioned that I wouldn't got a check and I was in the early stages of prostate cancer and I'm in the process of dealing with thank you very much so yes it definitely has an effect speaking up can save a life it's amazing as that I know so come check us out tomorrow morning I'll be out there by 8 A.M Cal State Dominguez Hills for the second annual prostate cancer charity 5k you're the new Katie Couric saving lives with early screening it's so important

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