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Stan and Fran Klein
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(Above) Dr.Marc B. United in the fight
Garnick,MD and J. Jacques
Carter (right), past awardee. against prostate cancer
The Massachusetts Prostate Cancer Coalition (MPCC) The Charles Austin Award will be presented to Stan and
is pleased and honored to announce two awards as part Fran Klein. Established in 2006 to honor Charles Austin,
of the 20th Anniversary Prostate Cancer Symposium to an outstanding member of MPCC’s first board of
be held at the Boston Marriott Copley Place on Friday, directors, this award is given to individuals who exemplify
May 12,2017, 7:30AM-1:00PM.
41Charlie’s courage, determination, good humor, and
The Jack Colbert Memorial Award will be presented to
devotion to public education in the fight against prostate
56Marc Garnick, MD. Established in 2008 to honor a cancer.
founding member of MPCC, the Colbert Award is Stan and Fran Klein of Somerville, MA, are longtime
presented periodically to a distinguished individual in the advocates in the fight to educate the community about
medical community who has significantly advanced the prostate cancer. Stan runs the Boston Prostate Cancer
fight to conquer and cure prostate cancer through Support Group at Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center,
research and/or practice. which hosts about 90 men once a month and has spoken
to thousands of prostate cancer patients since his own
Marc B. Garnick, MD, is an internationally renowned surgery in 1994. He is also the founding co-chair of the
expert in medical oncology and urologic cancer at Beth Boston Prostate Cancer Walk, which began in 2000. Fran
Israel Deaconess Medical Center and the Gorman is the co-leader of a women-only support group held
Brothers Professor of Medicine at Harvard Medical monthly at the Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center.
School.
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