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July 18, 2022

PHEN's Prostate Cancer Disparity Rally Comes to

South Carolina

PHEN brings its 2022 "Prostate Cancer Disparity Rally" to South Carolina during the months of July and August with a focus on the cities of Charleston, Columbia and Greenville. This follows successful 2022 rally launches in North Carolina and Georgia. 2021 rallies were held in Maryland, Washington, DC, Virginia, Philadelphia, PA and Jacksonville, FL.

The Disparity Rally mobilizes local community leaders, clergy, policymakers, doctors, and patients to join PHEN in a broad prostate cancer awareness campaign by recording messages for outreach on radio and social media. This public awareness campaign will run for 3-4 weeks on radio stations in Charleston (WMLG, WWWZ, WTMZ, WJNI), Columbia (WWDM, WLXC, WFMV) and Greenville (WJMZ). The South Carolina rally culminates with a

virtual town hall meeting on Thursday, August 18^th, focusing on factors contributing to the disparity and on collective efforts that can be undertaken in South Carolina to address it.

"Black men in South Carolina and around the country will be hit the hardest by this prostate cancer crisis," says Thomas Farrington, PHEN Founder and President. “Our disparity rally raises prostate cancer awareness and increase knowledge about early detection, treatments and care." Read more

The South Carolina Disparity Rally participants will include:

Mr. Grant Hill

Atlanta Hawks Executive

NBA Hall of Fame Player

Dr. Byron Benton

Senior Pastor

Mount Moriah Missionary Baptist Church

Dr. Marvella Ford

Director

Hollings Cancer Center

Mr. Lee Moultrie

Prostate Cancer Survivor

Moultrie & Associates

Rev. James Jameson

Survivor & Pastor

Brookland Baptist Church

Dr. Neal Shore

Urologist

Atlantic Urology Clinics

Rep. Wendell Gilliard

SC State Representative

District 111

Rep. Joseph Jefferson

SC State Representative

District 102

Mr. Quenton Tompkins

Legislative Liaison

Medical University of SC

Leaders and patients voicing messages for the rally include:

Mr. Grant Hill, Atlanta Hawks Executive, Dr. Byron Benton, Senior Pastor Mount Moriah Missionary Baptist Church, Dr. Lindsey E. Crumlin Jr, Palmetto Medical, Dental and Pharmaceutical Association, Rev. James Jameson (survivor) Brookland Baptist Church, Mr. Lee Moultrie (survivor), Moultrie and Associates, State Representative Wendell Gilliard, State Representative Joseph Jefferson, Dr. Thaddeus John Bell, Closing The Gap In Health Care, Dr. Larry Ferguson, (survivor), Mr. Johnny Payne (survivor), Upstate Prostate Cancer Alliance, Mr. Quenton Tompkins, MUSC, Dr. Neal Shore, Atlantic Urology Clinics, Dr. Marvella Ford, Director, Hollings Cancer Center, Dr. Jacques Days, Health Director, 7th Episcopal District AME Church and Mr. Thomas Farrington (survivor) PHEN President and Founder.

South Carolina Virtual Town Hall Meeting

Thursday, August 18th at 6pm ET

The Prostate Cancer Disparity Rally features a town hall meeting with clergy, patients, community and medical leaders. They will come together to discuss key factors contributing to the prostate cancer racial disparity, and to explore collaborative actions that can be taken in South Carolina towards eliminating the disparity. The online audience will be able to present questions to the participants.

You are invited to attend!

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