Boca Raton Community Hospital Joins Step 2A CURE at the Allianz Championship

SANTA MONICA, Calif.--(EON: Enhanced Online News)--Step 2A CURE, a healthy and fun way for PGA tour spectators to raise awareness and money for cancer research, will be a featured part of this year’s Allianz Championship on the old course of Boca Raton’s Broken Sound Golf Club, February 19^th through 21^st. Sponsored by the Prostate Cancer Foundation (PCF), the event will benefit the Eugene M. & Christine E. Lynn Cancer Institute at Boca Raton Community Hospital and prostate cancer research funded by the PCF. Spectators interested in supporting the cause will be able to sign up, take pledges and follow tour players through the 18-hole course during competition.

“Walking is not only a traditional element in the game of golf, it’s a great way to exercise and improve your overall health”

“Walking is not only a traditional element in the game of golf, it’s a great way to exercise and improve your overall health,” says Chris Conway, director of golf programs for the Prostate Cancer Foundation (PCF). “Increasingly, scientific findings are indicating that changes in lifestyle — namely better nutrition and exercise routines — can have an important effect on survivorship and prevention for many cancers. We are very pleased to offer this health-focused event that supports research for prostate cancer for numerous PGA TOUR and Champions Tour events in 2010.”

Attendees of the Allianz Championship can register online by making a $5 donation at www.step2acure.org. Additional donations can also be made on the site. Pledges for the number of steps taken are encouraged to support additional fundraising. All steps taken during the event will be logged daily and all proceeds will be equally shared between the Hospital and the PCF.

Nutrition and Exercise is just one focus area of research funded by the Prostate Cancer Foundation. PCF recently published a new guide, Nutrition, Exercise and Prostate Cancer. Authored by four of America’s leading scientists and physicians working in the field of prostate cancer and nutrition research, it is available, free of charge to the public and can be downloaded or ordered at www.pcf.org.

The Allianz Championship tournament is being run for the 4^th consecutive year at the Old Course at Broken Sound. The Defending Champion is Mike Goodes, who took home winnings of $247,500 with the tournament having a total purse of $1.7 million. The tournament is managed by Pro Links Sports, directing five Champions Tour events on the 2010 schedule. All are continuously voted in the top ten tournaments on the Champions Tour by players. This reputation has attracted the top golfers on the money list to Boca Raton along with the sport’s golfing legends. More information on the Allianz Championship can be found at www.allianzchampionship.com

About the Prostate Cancer Foundation

The Prostate Cancer Foundation is the world’s largest philanthropic source of support for prostate cancer research focused on discovering better treatments and a cure for prostate cancer. Founded in 1993, the PCF has raised more than $370 million and provided funding to more than 1,500 research projects at nearly 200 institutions worldwide. The PCF also advocates for greater awareness of prostate cancer and more governmental research funds. PCF advocacy has helped produce a 20-fold increase in government funding for prostate cancer since 1994. More information about prostate cancer and the PCF can be found at www.pcf.org.

About the Boca Raton Community Hospital Eugene M. & Christine E. Lynn Cancer Institute

Boca Raton Community Hospital’s Eugene M. & Christine E. Lynn Cancer Institute is one of Florida’s top 5 largest cancer centers and is accredited as a Comprehensive Cancer Center by the American College of Surgeons. It treats more than 3,000 patients each year and is centered in the Harvey & Phyllis Sandler Pavilion, which opened in November of 2008. This award-winning $73 million, 98,000-square-foot facility houses the Hospital’s internationally recognized imaging and radiation capabilities as well as chemotherapy, cancer support services and clinical research.