QUINCY, Mass., Feb. 12, 2025 /PRNewswire/ — The Prostate Health Education Network (PHEN), a nonprofit organization with a mission to eliminate the African American prostate cancer disparity, is holding its Prostate Cancer Community Rally in Dallas, Texas, at Cedar Crest Church of Christ (2134 Cedar Crest Boulevard, Dallas, TX 75203), on Saturday, March 1st, from 9 a.m. – 3:00 p.m. This event is free and open to the public and includes lunch, as well as a free prostate cancer screening PSA blood test for men.
“We are excited to bring our Prostate Cancer Community Rally to Dallas, allowing us to continue the national momentum we’ve kicked off in 2025,” said Thomas A. Farrington, President and Founder of the Prostate Health Education Network. “Engaging and mobilizing church leaders, policymakers, healthcare experts, and the public in our ongoing battle against prostate cancer will help save men’s lives.”
As part of the Rally’s radio and social media promotion, Dallas leaders have taken to the airwaves to encourage men to understand the importance of screening for prostate cancer. Radio ads will be aired throughout February on KRNB K104 FM, KZMJ Majik 94.5, and KGGR 1040AM/106.9 FM.
“If you or someone you love is a man over 40, now is the time to get screened for prostate cancer,” said Congresswoman Jasmine Crockett in her awareness message. “Black men are 60% more likely to be diagnosed with prostate cancer than White men and twice as likely to die after diagnosis, but early detection saves lives. Getting diagnosed early saved my dad’s life, and it can save yours, too.”
“Prostate cancer is a crisis – it’s wreaking havoc [and] breaking hearts in far too many African American homes,” stated Rev. Frederick Haynes III in an awareness message. “Our community is suffering, but it doesn’t have to be that way. Please recognize early detection for prostate cancer is a matter of life or death.”
The entire list of Dallas leaders who will contribute their voices to PHEN’s Dallas Prostate Cancer Community Rally includes:
- Representative Jasmine Crockett, US Congresswoman of Dallas and Tarrant Counties
- Rev. Frederick Douglass Haynes, III, Senior Pastor from the Friendship-West Baptist Church
- Rev. Jonathan Morrison, Pastor from the Cedar Crest Church of Christ
- Sen. Royce West, Texas State Senator
- Mr. Llewellyn “Llew” Fambles, prostate cancer survivor from Texas
- Mr. Thomas Farrington, PHEN Founder and President
- Rev. Adrian Backus, PHEN Director of Church Partnerships and Community Outreach
- Dr. Keith Crawford, PHEN Director of Clinical Trials and Patient Education
The Prostate Cancer Community Rally began in 2021 at PHEN. Ever since, the Prostate Cancer Community Rally program has reached more than 20 million people (about the population of New York) across 16 states through radio awareness messages, social media campaigns, hybrid Town Hall meetings, and community events. To watch recorded prostate cancer awareness messages from PHEN’s Community Rally program, visit PHENTV.com.
About PHEN
The Prostate Health Education Network (PHEN) was founded in 2003 by Thomas A. Farrington, a prostate cancer survivor, with a mission to eliminate the prostate cancer racial disparity, which is the largest for any significant cancer for men or women. Working with community partners, PHEN implements national initiatives for prostate cancer awareness, early detection screening, treatment options, and clinical trials.
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