Who we are
Prostate Cancer Foundation of Australia (PCFA) is the national body for prostate cancer in Australia. PCFA plays a vital role in the fight against prostate cancer and devotes all of its resources towards reducing the impact of prostate cancer on the community.
According to the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare, prostate cancer is the most common cancer diagnosed in Australia and the second greatest cause of cancer deaths in men. The latest data shows that in 2010 almost 20,000 men were diagnosed with prostate cancer. Tragically more than 3,300 men died as a direct cause of prostate cancer.
PCFA is a registered charity (ABN 42 073 253 924).
Our goals
Our goal is to:
- reduce the impact of prostate cancer on Australian men, their partners, their families and the community
- represent the interests of all Australian men diagnosed with prostate cancer.
We work to raise awareness and attract widespread financial support for the work of the Foundation to:
- fund research into the causes, detection, diagnosis and improved treatment of prostate cancer
- provide information and support to those affected by prostate cancer
- raise community awareness of the incidence of prostate cancer, thereby encouraging earlier detection and more effective treatment of the disease.