[Congressional Record Volume 140, Number 76 (Thursday, June 16, 1994)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
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                            PROSTATE CANCER

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                           HON. MAXINE WATERS

                             of california

                    in the house of representatives

                        Thursday, June 16, 1994

  Ms. WATERS. Mr. Speaker, as we approach Father's Day, and call for 
public awareness of prostate cancer among our fathers, sons, husbands, 
companions, our friends, I would like to acknowledge CaP CURE, an 
organization that funds research to find a cure for this deadly 
disease.
  CaP CURE was founded by Michael Milkin in 1993 after he was diagnosed 
with advanced prostate cancer. While searching for information on this 
frightening disease, Mr. Milkin found that no consistently effective 
treatment existed for prostate cancer. And that funding to find a cure 
was woefully inadequate. That terrible realization spurred Michael 
Milkin into action.
  CaP CURE was established to support research and the identification 
of a cure for advanced prostate cancer. Grants are made to the most 
promising break-through research. Nineteen of the world's top prostate 
cancer physicians and researchers make up the Scientific Advisory 
Board, which reviews grant applications and makes awards. In 1993, 14 
programs were selected to receive research awards, and an additional 15 
institutional awards were made.
  With its inclusive effort to expand the research on prostate cancer, 
CaP CURE brings a critical focus to the fight against this terrible 
disease.

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