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In 1986, Fred D. Parrott, MD, established the “REAL
MEN COOK” Foundation. The original mission of the Foundation
was to increases the number of minority health care providers by
providing student scholarships to historically minority medical
schools in the United States. The Foundation has donated in excess
of $500,000 to these institutions.
In 1994, the organization’s Founder was diagnosed with and
successfully treated for prostate cancer. The “REAL MEN COOK”
Foundation Board of Directors unanimously voted to focus the organization’s
efforts on prostate cancer, with goals of increasing awareness and
education in the inner city community.
The “REAL MEN COOK” Foundation Center for Early Detection
of Prostate Cancer was founded by Eila C. Skinner, MD, Associate
Professor of Urology USC/ Norris Cancer Center, USC Department of
Urology, USC Norris Cancer Hospital and Fred D. Parrott, MD, a prostate
cancer survivor. Since that time, the “REAL MEN COOK”
Foundation has focused on the following four objectives:
1. To survey existing organizations and their available
resources
2. To identify unmet needs for men with prostate cancer
3. To create an organizational structure and programs to address
these identified needs
4. To build a strong resource base of key individuals, organizations
and churches to enrich and support the Foundation’s efforts
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