<p><strong>Pleasanton, CA</strong><hr class="legacyRuler"><hr class="legacyRuler"><hr class="invisible minimal-padding">Safeway has announced that its month-long Prostate Cancer Awareness Campaign raised over $9 million to find new treatments and a cure for prostate cancer. This is the 12th year that Safeway has dedicated the month of June to raise funds at its stores for prostate cancer research.<hr class="legacyRuler"><hr class="legacyRuler"><hr class="invisible minimal-padding">Larree Renda, Safeway Executive VP and Chair of the Safeway Foundation, states, “We are infinitely grateful for all of the customer and community support for a campaign that will help save the lives of countless men worldwide. Prostate cancer is the number one cancer killer of men. These contributions, one dollar at a time, are sparing lives by funding critical research and the absolute best treatment at the most renowned cancer centers in North America.”<hr class="legacyRuler"><hr class="legacyRuler"><hr class="invisible minimal-padding">Safeway works with the Prostate Cancer Foundation to identify grants for upcoming research, resulting in the identification of over 27 cancer-causing gene fusions and new markers for diagnosis, along with the development of effective new medical treatments, according to a press release. The 2012 Prostate Cancer Awareness Campaign included a special promotion through a partnership with Stand Up 2 Cancer.<hr class="legacyRuler"><hr class="legacyRuler"><hr class="invisible minimal-padding">Jonathan Simons, MD, President and CEO of the Prostate Cancer Foundation, adds, “The partnership with Safeway, its customers, and its employees has been nothing short of amazing. Advancements made possible by these donations are paving the way for better methods to diagnose and treat patients battling the disease.”</p><hr class="legacyRuler"><hr class="invisible minimal-padding"><p><a class="btn btn-sm btn-primary col-lg-12" style="white-space: normal;" href="http://www.safeway.com/ " target="_new"> Safeway </a></p><hr class="legacyRuler"><hr class="invisible minimal-padding">
