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PokerStars and Prostate Cancer UK Join Forces Again
- Updated: September 20, 2016
Keep Friday Oct. 21, 2016 open on your calendar because that is the date of the annual one night poker event “Lads Night In,” a joint venture by PokerStars and the charity Prostate Cancer UK.
Prostate cancer claims the lives of 10,900 men every year in the United Kingdom, which equated to one man every hour and is expected to rise to 14,500 men in the next 10 years. It is the most common cancer in men with 330,000 living with the disease and is set to become the most commonly diagnosed cancer in the UK by the year 2030.
The charity Prostate Cancer UK raises money in the hope to fund groundbreaking research, drive improvements in treatment and fight injustice in care. Now they have set an ambitious target of making prostate cancer a disease the next generation of men need not fear by stopping it from being a killer.
This is where you and PokerStars come into the equation.
“Lads Night In” was a massive success last year. More than 5,400 men and women took part in the at-home events and helped to raise £114,000 for Prostate Cancer …
