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From left: Lynne Nguyen, a
professor of public health with
the ICC, Lawrence McRae; his
wife, Rosa McRae; and son,
Lawrence McRae Jr.
“Prostate Cancer Man”
Lawrence McRae -- as he is becoming known by
the Macon County community -- recently received
the HOPE Award from the Intercultural Cancer
Council (ICC).
The HOPE award, the highest honor the ICC can
bestow, is presented to people who volunteer
their time and efforts to promote and educate
citizens about cancer and cancer research.
McRae was given the HOPE Award during the ICC’s
11th Biennial Symposium on Minorities, the
Medically Underserved and Cancer in Washington
D.C. The symposium brings together cancer
survivors, community-based organizations,
medical researchers, students, federal
regulators, and industry representatives to one
setting to share ideas, information and
resources.
The ICC promotes policies, programs,
partnerships, and research to eliminate the
unequal burden of cancer among racial and ethnic
minorities and medically underserved populations
in the United States and its associated
territories.
The McRae Prostate cancer Awareness Foundation
is a non-profit organization that promotes
prostate cancer awareness to men in the Black
Belt Counties. Contact McRae for information
about prostate prevention and/or assisting men
with prostate disease in Tuskegee at (334)
727-7609, in Selma at (334) 872-7134 or by cell
at (334) 552-2091.
