Witnessing the growing number of men affected by prostate cancer, Dr. Sanford
Siegel, Chairman of Chesapeake Urology, founded the ZERO Prostate Cancer
Challenge in 2007, then called the Great Prostate Cancer Challenge, in
an effort to give back to the community and to raise research funds and
awareness for the disease.
More than a decade later, in partnership with the non-profit, ZERO-The
End of Prostate Cancer, Dr. Siegel’s vision for a national men’s
health event has expanded from one event in Baltimore to 43 cities around
the country with the support of the national urology community.
“It’s Personal”
In 2018, Chesapeake Urology’s signature fundraising event was renamed
the Dr. Sanford J. Siegel Prostate Cancer Run/Walk to honor its founder
who was diagnosed with prostate cancer and fighting the very disease he
set out to beat. Finding a cure for the disease and reaching out to more
men with free screenings for early detection became a very personal crusade
for Dr. Siegel.
“Yes, it is ironic that I have prostate cancer. But if there was
a cancer I was going to get that would make a difference, one that I could
stand on my soapbox and really spread the word about, this was it.”
— Dr. Sandy Siegel
“Now That I Own This Disease I Will Become Even More Passionate in
Fighting It.”
More than $4M RaisedSince 2007, the event has raised more than $4,000,000 to provide free prostate
cancer screenings for Maryland men, prostate cancer research scholarship
and advocacy and patient assistance programs efforts through our non-profit
partner, ZERO-The End of Prostate Cancer.
Free ScreeningsChesapeake Urology’s prostate cancer care program has provided
free cancer screenings to over 9,000 Maryland men, with many prostate cancers diagnosed. These
screenings promote preventive care, create awareness in under-served populations
and brings physicians into the communities.
Supporting ResearchFunds raised have supported the prostate cancer research scholarship, through
the Urology Care Foundation of the American Urological Association, which
is fully funded at $1,100,000. A second scholarship was initiated to inspire
urologists to publish scientific and clinical papers to advance understanding
of prostate cancer, genetics, and treatment.
Video: Dr. Sandy Siegel's Personal Battle with Prostate Cancer
Witnessing the growing number of men affected by prostate cancer, Dr. Sanford
Siegel, Chairman of Chesapeake Urology, founded the ZERO Prostate Cancer
Challenge in 2007, then called the Great Prostate Cancer Challenge, in
an effort to give back to the community and to raise research funds and
awareness for the disease.
“Yes, it is ironic that I have prostate cancer. But if there was
a cancer I was going to get that would make a difference, one that I could
stand on my soapbox and really spread the word about, this was it.”
— Dr. Sandy Siegel
