Our Mission & Impact

For more than 25 years, ZERO Prostate Cancer has helped people and families impacted by prostate cancer. ZERO is the primary destination for all impacted by the disease to convene, get support and education, and come together as one united voice to create a better future for the prostate cancer community. 

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Our mission to end prostate cancer

ZERO Prostate Cancer is the leading national nonprofit with the mission to end prostate cancer and help all who are impacted. ZERO advances research, provides support, and creates solutions to achieve health equity to meet the most critical needs of our community.

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Building a ZERO prostate cancer future

ZERO began in 1996 as the National Prostate Cancer Coalition to stand up for families impacted by prostate cancer and become a political force for a cure. Since then, the organization and its cause have evolved. Today, we are the destination for taking action to end prostate cancer and creating solutions to meet the most critical needs of our community.

Help support families impacted by prostate cancer

When you invest in ZERO, you are building a ZERO prostate cancer future and ensuring funds are available for direct support, research, awareness, early detection, and health equity.

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For men like me, support from ZERO can be the first step in helping to eradicate racial disparities in prostate cancer, by helping Black men receive the best care possible.

— Rallie Settles, Jr., Prostate Cancer Patient and ZERO Champion
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My prostate cancer diagnosis turned my world upside-down, and I felt so alone. Then with just one phone call, my life changed. The support I received from ZERO was amazing and connected me with resources I didn’t even know existed.

— Ted Healy, Prostate Cancer Patient and ZERO Champion
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