The chance of an amateur golfer making a hole-in-one on the golf course is 12,500 to one, while one in nine men will be diagnosed with prostate cancer in their lifetime.
This November, a researcher at the University of Arizona Health Sciences is hoping to use golf to help defeat the disease during Prostate Cancer Awareness Month.
Benjamin R. Lee, MD, interim department chair, has organized an inaugural golf benefit for the fight against prostate cancer, with proceeds to benefit the UA Department of Urology. The event will be held Saturday, Nov. 9, at Sewailo Golf Club, 5655 W. Valencia Road, Tucson, AZ 85757.
“This benefit will help support the academic mission of the Department of Urology to foster collaborations and help support the research we're doing in prostate cancer,” said Dr. Lee, also the director of the genitourinary cancer and disease oriented strategic planning team at the UA Cancer Center.
“Additionally, we want to raise awareness for prostate cancer treatment at the UA Cancer Center and Banner Health,” Dr. Lee said.
The UA Department of Urology focuses on prostate cancer in a three-pronged approach of research, clinical trials and robotic surgery, Dr. Lee said. Risk factors for prostate cancer include age, family history and African American descent.
Registration is $150 per person or $500 per foursome and includes green fees, golf cart (one per twosome), GPS system, driving range/balls, lunch and a gift bag. Sponsorship opportunities for platinum, gold and silver levels begin at $2,500.
For more information, please visit www.uafoundation.org/urologygolf.
About the University of Arizona Cancer Center
The University of Arizona Cancer Center is the only National Cancer Institute-designated Comprehensive Cancer Center with headquarters in Arizona. The UA Cancer Center is supported by NCI Cancer Center Support Grant No. CA023074. With primary locations at the University of Arizona in Tucson and at Dignity Health St. Joseph’s Hospital and Medical Center in Phoenix, the UA Cancer Center has more than a dozen research and education offices throughout the state, with more than 300 physicians and scientists working together to prevent and cure cancer. For more information: uacc.arizona.edu (Follow us: Facebook | Twitter | YouTube)
About the University of Arizona Health Sciences
The University of Arizona Health Sciences is the statewide leader in biomedical research and health professions training. The UA Health Sciences includes the UA Colleges of Medicine (Tucson and Phoenix), Nursing, Pharmacy, and the Mel and Enid Zuckerman College of Public Health, with main campus locations in Tucson and the growing Phoenix Biomedical Campus in downtown Phoenix. From these vantage points, the UA Health Sciences reaches across the state of Arizona and the greater Southwest to provide cutting-edge health education, research, patient care and community outreach services. A major economic engine, the UA Health Sciences employs nearly 5,000 people, has approximately 900 faculty members and garners $200 million in research grants and contracts annually. For more information: uahs.arizona.edu (Follow us: Facebook | Twitter | YouTube | LinkedIn | Instagram)