The Biggest Ever Blokes Lunch Melbourne has been supporting Prostate Cancer Foundation of Australia for the past five years, and in that time the event has raised an incredible $595,000 to support vital research into all aspects of prostate cancer.

Whilst our 2020 event has now been cancelled due to COVID-19, we’d like to continue the fantastic work that we started all those years ago.

Your donation will go towards a project to find new genetic risk factors for prostate cancer, led by Associate Professor Renea Taylor of Monash University:

When a man is diagnosed with prostate cancer, it is difficult to determine if his disease will progress rapidly or slowly. This project aims to identify men likely to have aggressive prostate cancer based on changes in their DNA (their gene profile). To do this, we will study new inherited cancer-causing genes in men with prostate cancer to better predict prostate cancer severity. This research will also improve our ability to apply genetic screening to aid early detection and identify the appropriate treatment(s) should prostate cancer occur.

We have been fortunate to secure sponsorship from our friends at Sportsbet and Pepperstone Group, which means your donations will be matched up to the value of $25,000.

Biggest Ever Blokes’ Lunches have raised over $6.4 million for prostate cancer research and Prostate Cancer Specialist Nurses over the past 10 years.

Please donate today and keep this important work going.