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Article: New York Yankees legend Lou Piniella works to raise prostate cancer awareness.
- Article from:
- Drug Week
- Article date:
- October 8, 2004
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2004 OCT 8 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Cytogen Corporation (NASDAQ:CYTO) announced that Lou Piniella, Tampa Bay Devil Rays' manager and former New York Yankee, along with advocates from three leading patient organizations, helped to launch the company's fourth annual "Screen, Stage and Support" campaign to promote prostate cancer education and awareness.
Cytogen sponsored free prostate cancer screening exams that will be offered by the U.S. National Prostate Cancer Coalition (NPCC) in conjunction with the American Cancer Society (ACS).
"Prostate cancer has had a presence in both my personal and professional lives - members of my family have battled ...