Depending on individual risk, most men begin prostate cancer screenings between the ages of 40-50 years old. But without access to information regarding personal risk or the ability to receive appropriate screenings, a prostate cancer diagnosis can easily go undetected and thus, untreated. The lack of accessibility to prostate cancer screening and treatment shouldn’t be the reason a man’s life ends short. Therefore, the Southeast Urologic Oncology Foundation’s mission is to provide access to screening, treatment and care.
The Southeast Urologic Oncology Foundation, in partnership with The Urology Specialists Of The Carolinas, is headquartered in Charlotte, North Carolina. The foundation is a result of Dr. Daniel L. Watson's passion for urologic oncology and personal pursuit to make treatment and care accessible for under or uninsured men. The SUOF not only provides urologic oncology care and prostate cancer treatment, but funds advancements in prostate cancer research.
The board for the Southeast Urologic Oncology Foundation is made up of four highly distinguished individuals, each of whom plays a critical role in the local Charlotte community and has a strong affinity for the cause. Learn more about them below.
The risk of prostate cancer in African American men is 60% higher than in white men. African Americans make up a large number of the underinsured and uninsured population in our country, therefore enhancing the importance of the SUOF’s mission.
With early detection, the cure rate for prostate cancer is almost 99%. This number drops significantly in more aggressive cancers or once it has metastasized, proving how vital screenings and early detection are for saving the lives of men with prostate cancer.
There are 3 million survivors of prostate cancer in the United States today. Life goes on after prostate cancer–3 million Americans are living testimonies to that! Early detection and access to treatment is what has made this possible–let’s help millions of more men.
Daniel L. Watson, MD FACS is a urologist specializing in urologic oncology at Urology Specialists of the Carolinas. Upon completing his undergraduate work at Harvard University, his MD degree at Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine and his residency at the Harvard Program in Urology (Longwood Area), Dr. Watson moved to Charlotte in 1996. He has actively involved himself in the urological oncology and medical community ever since. His passion for urologic oncology, specifically prostate cancer, has fueled his leadership within the community. Dr. Watson served as the founder and Physician Director of Novant Health Multidisciplinary Urologic Oncology Clinic from 2001-2019. He currently serves as the Director of the Advanced Prostate Cancer Clinic at Urology Specialists of the Carolinas. It is his keen awareness of the discrepancies for access to care for uninsured and under-insured men in the region that lead to the formation of this board and the Southeast Urologic Oncology Foundation.
H. Allen Tate, III is the President and CEO of Alta Financial Services, Inc., parent company to the region’s largest residential real estate firm, Allen Tate Realty. A native Charlottean, Tate has a lifetime of experience in local real estate development and homebuilding. Benefitting from the guidance of his late father, H. Allen Tate, Jr., Tate has directed and performed all phases of the real estate development process on both residential and commercial ventures. Currently, he is serving as a director on the Foundation Board for Central Piedmont Community College and the Allen Tate Foundation which focuses primarily on financial support of education in our local communities.
William W. Hadley is a CFP and Senior Vice President of Investments with Wells Fargo Advisors in Charlotte, NC. He grew up in Mount Airy, NC and graduated from Woodberry Forest School and the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Hadley currently serves on the Board of Directors of Care Ring, a healthcare non-profit organization in Charlotte, NC. He is married to Cheryl Hadley and they have two sons, Wilson and Brower.
Chris Cecil is Partner and CEO of Biltmore Family Office. Prior to founding Biltmore Family Office, Cecil served as a partner at GenSpring Family Offices, as President for both the Southeast and Florida regions of JPMorgan Private Bank, as Managing Director At Brown Brothers Harriman & Co., among their other trust companies. Currently, Cecil is an investment committee member of the Greater Charlotte Cultural Trust. Outside of his career, Cecil served as the Board Chair for Discovery Place, Inc., and Treasurer for World of God, Inc. He is currently Director of Heineman Medical Research, Inc., Chapter Chair of Charlotte’s TIGER21, and Foundation Board Member of the N.C. Museum of History.
The Southeast Urologic Oncology Foundation’s mission is only made possible by generous people like yourself. Please consider making a donation to the SUOF so that we can continue to help men obtain the treatment and care they need to overcome prostate and other urologic cancers.
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