The FY97-99 appropriations resulted in 297 awards. Another 141 awards are currently in negotiations using the FY00 appropriations. Two Program Announcements were published. Cancer of the prostate is the most commonly diagnosed cancer in men, accounting for 29 percent of all cancers in men. In 2001, an estimated 198,400 men are projected to be diagnosed with prostate cancer, and approximately 31,900 are projected to die from the disease 1 .
Prostate cancer is second only to lung cancer as a leading cause of cancer deaths in men.
Among African American men, the incidence rate is 65 percent higher and the mortality rate is nearly double the rate among Caucasian men. Currently, there is no cure for locally advanced or metastatic prostate cancer. Overview of the Program. These data reflect funding recommendations only. FY00 award negotiations are under way, and final numbers will be available after September 30, 2001.