Join our run/walk to help raise awareness
of prostate cancer across Europe
Prostate cancer is the most common cancer in men in Europe, with nearly half a million new cases diagnosed each year, and around 124,000 men dying of the disease annually. Caught early, the disease is curable. But unfortunately, because of a lack of organised and risk-based screening programmes in Europe, many men only receive a diagnosis when the disease has spread and is incurable. Late diagnosis has a serious impact on duration and quality of life.
At the same time, public knowledge about prostate cancer – what it is, how it can be detected and when to seek advice from doctors – is poor across Europe.
For the sake of men with prostate cancer, for their families, for overstretched health services, we need to spread awareness. Europa Uomo is dedicated to this cause, increasing knowledge of the disease so that men can take care of their own health, and receive the right diagnostics and treatment in time to be cured.
In our new Step Out for Prostate Cancer initiative we are asking you to take time out of your day to raise money to fund our awareness-raising work. Run or walk as much as you can - every effort counts!
“Because of lack of prostate cancer screening in my
country, my prostate cancer was detected late.”
Read personal stories about diagnosis of prostate cancer
How it works
There are two ways you can step out to raise funds for prostate cancer awareness.
- Participate in the “virtual” run or walk for us at any time between 1st October and 30th November 2025. Measure your steps or distance covered using an app and then submit them.
Register for the “virtual” run/walk
- Take part in a run to be held in Berlin on the morning of 17 October 2025 between 08.00 to 10.00 am on the occasion of the European Society of Medical Oncology (ESMO) Congress. It will be held at the TSV GutsMuths running track, close to the Congress venue and transport links. You can run or walk around the track as much as you feel up to.
Register for the Berlin run/walk
What do I do if I want to take part?
Just go to the appropriate registration page, follow the instructions and complete the appropriate fields. Once you have registered you will be sent further details about participation by email.
How is money raised?
Money to support Europa Uomo’s awareness work will be raised through:
- A registration fee to take part in the Berlin run on 17 October 2025
- A donation from sponsors when you participate, whether you participate in the Berlin run or at an event or virtually
- Voluntary donations by participants
Go to the Europa Uomo website for information about prostate cancer
https://www.europa-uomo.org/who-we-are/prostate-cancer-run/
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