Cancer

Mission Statement

The New Jersey Prostate Cancer Research Fund supports innovative research focusing on the causes, prevention, screening, treatment and cure of prostate cancer.

• On January 2, 2002, New Jersey enacted Assembly bill A2633, establishing the "New Jersey Prostate Cancer Research Fund".

• Make donations to the New Jersey Prostate Cancer Research Fund through a check-off box on your state income tax form and through Epay.
• Donations support prostate cancer research projects, training fellowships, and educational conferences.

• The Commission administers the Fund at no additional cost to the State.
• Grants are awarded through a competitive scientific peer review process.
• Research projects focus on the causes, prevention, screening, treatment or cure of prostate cancer and may include, but are not limited to, basic behavioral, clinical, demographic, epidemiological, and psychosocial research (P.L.2001, Chapter 305).
• Grants assist researchers in obtaining additional funding from the federal government, foundations and private sources.
• On average, for every dollar the NJCCR awards, more than ten dollars are returned to the state for continued research.