Prostate Cancer UK

Prostate Cancer UK is a prostate cancer research, awareness and support organisation which is a registered charity in England and Wales,^[1] as well as in Scotland.^[2]

Prostate Cancer UK

Founded	1996 (1996)
Founder	Professor Jonathan Waxman
Type	Charitable organisation
Registration no.	England and Wales: 1005541 Scotland: SC039332
Focus	Cancer research Cancer awareness Cancer support
Location	53 Tooley Street, London SE1 2QN
Coordinates	51.505527°N 0.084486°W / 51.505527; -0.084486
Key people	Angela Culhane (CEO)
Revenue	£36.016 million (2020)[1]
Employees	212 (2020)[1]
Volunteers	2003 (2020)[1]
Website	prostatecanceruk.org
Formerly called	The Prostate Cancer Charity Prostate Action

History

The organisation was founded in 1996 as The Prostate Cancer Charity by Professor Jonathan Waxman.^[3] The charity merged with Prostate Action in 2012 to form the current organisation.

As of 2021, EDF Energy is currently in a partnership with the charity, which will run until December 2022.^[4]

Work

In 2021, the charity funded a study investigating why black men are twice as likely as other men to develop prostate cancer.^[5][6] The charity also launched its Clinical Champions program, where the charity provides funding and training to selected people.^[7]