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The Prostate Cancer Transatlantic Consortium (CaPTC) is a pioneering collaborative effort established in 2005 to address the disproportionate burden of prostate cancer among Black men globally.
Vitamin D plays an important role in overall health, including prostate health. If you’re unsure about your levels, a simple blood test can help you stay on track. ☀️💙
#ProstateHealth #MensHealth
#ProstateHealth #MensHealth
December 9, 2025 at 7:13 PM
Vitamin D plays an important role in overall health, including prostate health. If you’re unsure about your levels, a simple blood test can help you stay on track. ☀️💙
#ProstateHealth #MensHealth
#ProstateHealth #MensHealth
“Black men are more than twice as likely to die from prostate cancer and we need solutions rooted in ancestry, biology + equity.” — Clayton Yates, PhD.
December 2, 2025 at 7:43 PM
“Black men are more than twice as likely to die from prostate cancer and we need solutions rooted in ancestry, biology + equity.” — Clayton Yates, PhD.
And for our very last one the list of the 10 things we are grateful for at CaPTC!
10. Above all, we are thankful for hope, the hope that fuels our mission, connects our communities, and drives us toward a future without prostate cancer disparities. 💙✨ #HopeLivesHere
10. Above all, we are thankful for hope, the hope that fuels our mission, connects our communities, and drives us toward a future without prostate cancer disparities. 💙✨ #HopeLivesHere
December 2, 2025 at 12:03 AM
And for our very last one the list of the 10 things we are grateful for at CaPTC!
10. Above all, we are thankful for hope, the hope that fuels our mission, connects our communities, and drives us toward a future without prostate cancer disparities. 💙✨ #HopeLivesHere
10. Above all, we are thankful for hope, the hope that fuels our mission, connects our communities, and drives us toward a future without prostate cancer disparities. 💙✨ #HopeLivesHere
Number 9 of the 10 things we are grateful for at CaPTC!
9. Thankful for Innovation & Technology. We give thanks for the growing use of AI, telehealth, digital tools, and precision medicine to create accessible and culturally relevant solutions. 🤖📱 #HealthInnovation
9. Thankful for Innovation & Technology. We give thanks for the growing use of AI, telehealth, digital tools, and precision medicine to create accessible and culturally relevant solutions. 🤖📱 #HealthInnovation
December 1, 2025 at 11:59 PM
Number 9 of the 10 things we are grateful for at CaPTC!
9. Thankful for Innovation & Technology. We give thanks for the growing use of AI, telehealth, digital tools, and precision medicine to create accessible and culturally relevant solutions. 🤖📱 #HealthInnovation
9. Thankful for Innovation & Technology. We give thanks for the growing use of AI, telehealth, digital tools, and precision medicine to create accessible and culturally relevant solutions. 🤖📱 #HealthInnovation
Number 8 of the 10 things we are grateful for at CaPTC!
8. Thankful for Our Centers, Training & Outreach Programs🤝🏛️ We celebrate programs that empower communities and strengthen global cancer control. 🌱📘 #EducationForImpact
8. Thankful for Our Centers, Training & Outreach Programs🤝🏛️ We celebrate programs that empower communities and strengthen global cancer control. 🌱📘 #EducationForImpact
December 1, 2025 at 11:53 PM
Number 8 of the 10 things we are grateful for at CaPTC!
8. Thankful for Our Centers, Training & Outreach Programs🤝🏛️ We celebrate programs that empower communities and strengthen global cancer control. 🌱📘 #EducationForImpact
8. Thankful for Our Centers, Training & Outreach Programs🤝🏛️ We celebrate programs that empower communities and strengthen global cancer control. 🌱📘 #EducationForImpact
As Thanksgiving weekend came to a close, we’re wrapping up our list of the things we’re most thankful for🔬🤲
7. Thankful for Mentors & Future Leaders We are grateful for the mentors shaping the next generation of prostate cancer researchers and the students inspired to carry the mission forward. 🎓💙
7. Thankful for Mentors & Future Leaders We are grateful for the mentors shaping the next generation of prostate cancer researchers and the students inspired to carry the mission forward. 🎓💙
December 1, 2025 at 11:47 PM
As Thanksgiving weekend came to a close, we’re wrapping up our list of the things we’re most thankful for🔬🤲
7. Thankful for Mentors & Future Leaders We are grateful for the mentors shaping the next generation of prostate cancer researchers and the students inspired to carry the mission forward. 🎓💙
7. Thankful for Mentors & Future Leaders We are grateful for the mentors shaping the next generation of prostate cancer researchers and the students inspired to carry the mission forward. 🎓💙
“African men are still more likely to be diagnosed at a late stage and more likely to die from prostate cancer. Behind every statistic is a family shattered, that is why we cannot relent.” — Dr. Folakemi T. Odedina
💙 Early detection saves lives. Get screened. Know your risk. Share this message.
💙 Early detection saves lives. Get screened. Know your risk. Share this message.
November 26, 2025 at 5:01 PM
“African men are still more likely to be diagnosed at a late stage and more likely to die from prostate cancer. Behind every statistic is a family shattered, that is why we cannot relent.” — Dr. Folakemi T. Odedina
💙 Early detection saves lives. Get screened. Know your risk. Share this message.
💙 Early detection saves lives. Get screened. Know your risk. Share this message.
Continuing the countdown going for CaPTC’s Top 10 Things We’re Thankful For.
4. Thankful for Global Collaboration. With partners across Africa, the Caribbean, Europe, and North America, we give thanks for a global family united in defeating prostate cancer disparities. 🌎🤝
#TransatlanticResearch
4. Thankful for Global Collaboration. With partners across Africa, the Caribbean, Europe, and North America, we give thanks for a global family united in defeating prostate cancer disparities. 🌎🤝
#TransatlanticResearch
November 26, 2025 at 4:24 PM
Continuing the countdown going for CaPTC’s Top 10 Things We’re Thankful For.
4. Thankful for Global Collaboration. With partners across Africa, the Caribbean, Europe, and North America, we give thanks for a global family united in defeating prostate cancer disparities. 🌎🤝
#TransatlanticResearch
4. Thankful for Global Collaboration. With partners across Africa, the Caribbean, Europe, and North America, we give thanks for a global family united in defeating prostate cancer disparities. 🌎🤝
#TransatlanticResearch
We’re keeping the countdown going for CaPTC’s Top 10 Things We’re Thankful For!
2. Thankful for Our Visionary Founders. Today we honor the bold leadership of our founders whose vision continues to transform cancer research, advocacy, and community partnerships around the world. 🙏🏾✨
2. Thankful for Our Visionary Founders. Today we honor the bold leadership of our founders whose vision continues to transform cancer research, advocacy, and community partnerships around the world. 🙏🏾✨
November 25, 2025 at 6:05 PM
We’re keeping the countdown going for CaPTC’s Top 10 Things We’re Thankful For!
2. Thankful for Our Visionary Founders. Today we honor the bold leadership of our founders whose vision continues to transform cancer research, advocacy, and community partnerships around the world. 🙏🏾✨
2. Thankful for Our Visionary Founders. Today we honor the bold leadership of our founders whose vision continues to transform cancer research, advocacy, and community partnerships around the world. 🙏🏾✨
🚨 Exciting News! Dr. Clayton Yates coleads SAMBAI, a multi‑national initiative awarded $25 million in 2024 to explore the molecular, ancestral, social, and environmental roots of cancer disparities among men and women of African descent. 🌍🧬
We are so proud of Dr. Yates 👏💙
We are so proud of Dr. Yates 👏💙
November 24, 2025 at 6:23 PM
🚨 Exciting News! Dr. Clayton Yates coleads SAMBAI, a multi‑national initiative awarded $25 million in 2024 to explore the molecular, ancestral, social, and environmental roots of cancer disparities among men and women of African descent. 🌍🧬
We are so proud of Dr. Yates 👏💙
We are so proud of Dr. Yates 👏💙
James Pickens Jr., beloved as Dr. Webber on Grey’s Anatomy, shared he was diagnosed with prostate cancer. 💙 Thanks to early detection and PSA testing, it was caught very early and he’s now cancer-free! 🙏🏾
Talk to your doctor, get screened, and encourage the men you love to do the same. 💪🏾
Talk to your doctor, get screened, and encourage the men you love to do the same. 💪🏾
November 18, 2025 at 7:23 PM
James Pickens Jr., beloved as Dr. Webber on Grey’s Anatomy, shared he was diagnosed with prostate cancer. 💙 Thanks to early detection and PSA testing, it was caught very early and he’s now cancer-free! 🙏🏾
Talk to your doctor, get screened, and encourage the men you love to do the same. 💪🏾
Talk to your doctor, get screened, and encourage the men you love to do the same. 💪🏾
✨🌍 Join iCCaRE & CaPTC at AORTIC 2025! Step into the future of cancer research with Virtual Reality Assistant (ViRA), where technology meets impact.
📍 Visit us at Booth #19 in Hammamet, Tunisia (Nov 2nd–5th) to experience innovation, connect with global researchers, and win prizes!
📍 Visit us at Booth #19 in Hammamet, Tunisia (Nov 2nd–5th) to experience innovation, connect with global researchers, and win prizes!
October 15, 2025 at 8:54 PM
✨🌍 Join iCCaRE & CaPTC at AORTIC 2025! Step into the future of cancer research with Virtual Reality Assistant (ViRA), where technology meets impact.
📍 Visit us at Booth #19 in Hammamet, Tunisia (Nov 2nd–5th) to experience innovation, connect with global researchers, and win prizes!
📍 Visit us at Booth #19 in Hammamet, Tunisia (Nov 2nd–5th) to experience innovation, connect with global researchers, and win prizes!
📍Lagos the countdown continues… only 7 days left! 🎉
#SoAPCA2025 is almost here, celebrating 20 incredible years of CaPTC leading change, advancing equity, and shaping the future of cancer research across Africa and beyond. 🌍🧬
#SoAPCA2025 is almost here, celebrating 20 incredible years of CaPTC leading change, advancing equity, and shaping the future of cancer research across Africa and beyond. 🌍🧬
August 26, 2025 at 2:36 PM
📍Lagos the countdown continues… only 7 days left! 🎉
#SoAPCA2025 is almost here, celebrating 20 incredible years of CaPTC leading change, advancing equity, and shaping the future of cancer research across Africa and beyond. 🌍🧬
#SoAPCA2025 is almost here, celebrating 20 incredible years of CaPTC leading change, advancing equity, and shaping the future of cancer research across Africa and beyond. 🌍🧬
🌟 Just 8 days away until Lagos comes alive with #SoAPCA2025! 🌟
We’re celebrating 20 years of CaPTC breaking barriers, advancing health equity, and reimagining the future of cancer research across Africa and beyond. 🌍✨
We’re celebrating 20 years of CaPTC breaking barriers, advancing health equity, and reimagining the future of cancer research across Africa and beyond. 🌍✨
August 25, 2025 at 10:35 PM
🌟 Just 8 days away until Lagos comes alive with #SoAPCA2025! 🌟
We’re celebrating 20 years of CaPTC breaking barriers, advancing health equity, and reimagining the future of cancer research across Africa and beyond. 🌍✨
We’re celebrating 20 years of CaPTC breaking barriers, advancing health equity, and reimagining the future of cancer research across Africa and beyond. 🌍✨
✨ The countdown is on, only 11 days left until #SoAPCA2025! ✨
We’re gearing up to celebrate 20 years of impact with CaPTC driving change, championing equity, and shaping the future of cancer research in Africa and beyond. 🌍
We’re gearing up to celebrate 20 years of impact with CaPTC driving change, championing equity, and shaping the future of cancer research in Africa and beyond. 🌍
August 22, 2025 at 5:55 PM
✨ The countdown is on, only 11 days left until #SoAPCA2025! ✨
We’re gearing up to celebrate 20 years of impact with CaPTC driving change, championing equity, and shaping the future of cancer research in Africa and beyond. 🌍
We’re gearing up to celebrate 20 years of impact with CaPTC driving change, championing equity, and shaping the future of cancer research in Africa and beyond. 🌍
Powerful voices. Groundbreaking science. Lasting impact. 🌍
Be part of #SoAPCA2025 , Africa’s first Science of Advanced Prostate Cancer conference, happening September 2–5, 2025 in Lagos, Nigeria. 🇳🇬✨
Be part of #SoAPCA2025 , Africa’s first Science of Advanced Prostate Cancer conference, happening September 2–5, 2025 in Lagos, Nigeria. 🇳🇬✨
August 21, 2025 at 3:50 PM
Powerful voices. Groundbreaking science. Lasting impact. 🌍
Be part of #SoAPCA2025 , Africa’s first Science of Advanced Prostate Cancer conference, happening September 2–5, 2025 in Lagos, Nigeria. 🇳🇬✨
Be part of #SoAPCA2025 , Africa’s first Science of Advanced Prostate Cancer conference, happening September 2–5, 2025 in Lagos, Nigeria. 🇳🇬✨
Inspiring voices. Transformative science. Global change.
Join us for #SoAPCA2025, Africa’s groundbreaking Science of Advanced Prostate Cancer in Africa conference, taking place September 2–5, 2025, in Lagos, Nigeria.
Join us for #SoAPCA2025, Africa’s groundbreaking Science of Advanced Prostate Cancer in Africa conference, taking place September 2–5, 2025, in Lagos, Nigeria.
August 21, 2025 at 3:47 PM
Inspiring voices. Transformative science. Global change.
Join us for #SoAPCA2025, Africa’s groundbreaking Science of Advanced Prostate Cancer in Africa conference, taking place September 2–5, 2025, in Lagos, Nigeria.
Join us for #SoAPCA2025, Africa’s groundbreaking Science of Advanced Prostate Cancer in Africa conference, taking place September 2–5, 2025, in Lagos, Nigeria.
Honored voices. Groundbreaking science. Historic impact.
Join us at #SoAPCA2025 . Africa’s first-ever Science of Advanced Prostate Cancer in Africa conference, September 2–5, 2025, in Lagos, Nigeria.
Join us at #SoAPCA2025 . Africa’s first-ever Science of Advanced Prostate Cancer in Africa conference, September 2–5, 2025, in Lagos, Nigeria.
August 21, 2025 at 3:46 PM
Honored voices. Groundbreaking science. Historic impact.
Join us at #SoAPCA2025 . Africa’s first-ever Science of Advanced Prostate Cancer in Africa conference, September 2–5, 2025, in Lagos, Nigeria.
Join us at #SoAPCA2025 . Africa’s first-ever Science of Advanced Prostate Cancer in Africa conference, September 2–5, 2025, in Lagos, Nigeria.
Honored voices. Groundbreaking science. Historic impact.
Join us at #SoAPCA2025 . Africa’s first-ever Science of Advanced Prostate Cancer in Africa conference, happening September 2–5, 2025, in Lagos, Nigeria.
Join us at #SoAPCA2025 . Africa’s first-ever Science of Advanced Prostate Cancer in Africa conference, happening September 2–5, 2025, in Lagos, Nigeria.
August 21, 2025 at 3:44 PM
Honored voices. Groundbreaking science. Historic impact.
Join us at #SoAPCA2025 . Africa’s first-ever Science of Advanced Prostate Cancer in Africa conference, happening September 2–5, 2025, in Lagos, Nigeria.
Join us at #SoAPCA2025 . Africa’s first-ever Science of Advanced Prostate Cancer in Africa conference, happening September 2–5, 2025, in Lagos, Nigeria.
Honored voices. Groundbreaking science. Historic impact.
Join us at #SoAPCA2025 . Africa’s first-ever Science of Advanced Prostate Cancer in Africa conference, September 2–5, 2025, in Lagos, Nigeria.
Join us at #SoAPCA2025 . Africa’s first-ever Science of Advanced Prostate Cancer in Africa conference, September 2–5, 2025, in Lagos, Nigeria.
August 21, 2025 at 3:42 PM
Honored voices. Groundbreaking science. Historic impact.
Join us at #SoAPCA2025 . Africa’s first-ever Science of Advanced Prostate Cancer in Africa conference, September 2–5, 2025, in Lagos, Nigeria.
Join us at #SoAPCA2025 . Africa’s first-ever Science of Advanced Prostate Cancer in Africa conference, September 2–5, 2025, in Lagos, Nigeria.
🌟 The countdown is on, Lagos only 12 days to go! 🌟
We’re gearing up for #SoAPCA2025, marking 20 years of CaPTC leading the way in cancer research, advancing equity, and transforming health across Africa and beyond. 🌍✨
We’re gearing up for #SoAPCA2025, marking 20 years of CaPTC leading the way in cancer research, advancing equity, and transforming health across Africa and beyond. 🌍✨
August 21, 2025 at 3:27 PM
🌟 The countdown is on, Lagos only 12 days to go! 🌟
We’re gearing up for #SoAPCA2025, marking 20 years of CaPTC leading the way in cancer research, advancing equity, and transforming health across Africa and beyond. 🌍✨
We’re gearing up for #SoAPCA2025, marking 20 years of CaPTC leading the way in cancer research, advancing equity, and transforming health across Africa and beyond. 🌍✨
🌍 The countdown is on only 13 days left until #SoAPCA2025! 🎉
This year, we celebrate 20 years of CaPTC advancing equity, leading change, and transforming the future of cancer research across Africa and beyond.
This year, we celebrate 20 years of CaPTC advancing equity, leading change, and transforming the future of cancer research across Africa and beyond.
August 20, 2025 at 5:01 PM
🌍 The countdown is on only 13 days left until #SoAPCA2025! 🎉
This year, we celebrate 20 years of CaPTC advancing equity, leading change, and transforming the future of cancer research across Africa and beyond.
This year, we celebrate 20 years of CaPTC advancing equity, leading change, and transforming the future of cancer research across Africa and beyond.
Lagos, get ready, we’re almost there! 🚀
The excitement is building as we count down to #SoAPCA2025 and celebrate 20 incredible years of CaPTC driving change, advancing equity, and transforming the future of cancer research in Africa and beyond.
The excitement is building as we count down to #SoAPCA2025 and celebrate 20 incredible years of CaPTC driving change, advancing equity, and transforming the future of cancer research in Africa and beyond.
August 14, 2025 at 4:29 PM
Lagos, get ready, we’re almost there! 🚀
The excitement is building as we count down to #SoAPCA2025 and celebrate 20 incredible years of CaPTC driving change, advancing equity, and transforming the future of cancer research in Africa and beyond.
The excitement is building as we count down to #SoAPCA2025 and celebrate 20 incredible years of CaPTC driving change, advancing equity, and transforming the future of cancer research in Africa and beyond.
🎉 Huge congratulations to Jeremiah Gbemisolaoluwa on being awarded the prestigious iCCaRE Consortium and CaPTC Travel Award for the SoAPCA Conference in Lagos, Nigeria! 🌍
August 13, 2025 at 3:21 PM
🎉 Huge congratulations to Jeremiah Gbemisolaoluwa on being awarded the prestigious iCCaRE Consortium and CaPTC Travel Award for the SoAPCA Conference in Lagos, Nigeria! 🌍
🥳🎉 20 days and counting. The momentum is building as we countdown to #SoAPCA2025 and celebrate 20 years of CaPTC driving change, advancing equity, and reshaping the future of cancer research in Africa and beyond.
August 13, 2025 at 3:11 PM
🥳🎉 20 days and counting. The momentum is building as we countdown to #SoAPCA2025 and celebrate 20 years of CaPTC driving change, advancing equity, and reshaping the future of cancer research in Africa and beyond.