Prostate Cancer Foundation of Australia receives Government funding for specific projects and relies on the generosity of individuals, the community and partnerships to carry out its work.

The television personality, Roger Climpson OAM, a member of the Rotary Club of Lane Cove, was treated successfully for prostate cancer in 1994.

By consulting widely with Australian men with prostate cancer and those who care for them, the Foundation directs funds to research projects that best address their needs.

[citation needed] Prostate Cancer Foundation of Australia's research strategy[2] provides a clear, long term, approach to funding.

Its overarching goal is to create and promote the uptake of knowledge that will improve the lives of Australian men with prostate cancer, their partners and their families.

[4] A primary focus of Prostate Cancer Foundation of Australia's awareness activities is to inform the entire community about this important health issue.

Prostate Cancer Foundation of Australia also provides translated key resources into five languages – Arabic, Chinese, Greek, Italian and Vietnamese and a flip chart for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander men.

[citation needed] Prostate Cancer Foundation of Australia developed the guidelines in order to resolve the controversy surrounding PSA testing for both men and their doctors.

Prostate Cancer Specialist Nurses work as part of a multidisciplinary team to provide a point of contact for men and offer continuity of care from diagnosis onwards.