Racing Post are proud to make The Prostate Cancer Charity their official charity for 2012.

Every year in the UK 10,000 men will die from prostate cancer. We have already lost too many wonderful individuals from the world of racing and other sports to the disease, which is why we believe this is an effort worth making and a partnership worth supporting.

This is the first time we have aligned ourselves with a charity and have set a target figure of £100,000 which we hope to raise over the course of the year, through a variety of different initiatives and events and we need your support. This is why Racing Post will be calling on all readers in the fight against prostate cancer. We need your help, little or large and ask that you too make The Prostate Cancer Charity your charity for 2012.

What they say

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  Michael Owen

  Most of us know someone, or someone's partner, who has been affected by prostate cancer and it is important for men to be aware of the disease, because awareness makes early diagnosis more likely. Fund rasing is also important and I welcome the Racing Post's adoption of The Prostate Cancer Charity as its charity for 2012 and
  wish the initiative well.

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  JP McManus

  As someone who has experienced prostate cancer myself, I welcome the Racing Post's adoption of The PCC as its charity for 2012. Many of you will know someone with prostate cancer and it is important for all men to be aware of the disease, because early diagnosis can make a big difference. Fund raising is important, too, and the
  initiative has my good wishes.

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  Andrew Lloyd-Webber

  As someone who has had prostate cancer myself, I know how important it is to be diagnosed as early as possible, because early diagnosis can make a big difference to the chance of a cure. I was fortunate enough to have been diagnosed early, which may have saved my life. It is important that men are made aware of the disease, and know when to approach their doctor for advice. So I welcome the racing Post's initiative, and wish it well in raising awareness and funds to
  support the valuable work of The Prostate Cancer Charity.