ATLANTA - Derek Davis, a three-time cancer survivor, will join ZERO Prostate Cancer President and CEO Courtney Bugler and 14 other climbers on a Mount Kilimanjaro expedition that kicks off Sept. 20, with the summit planned for Sept. 30.

The Peaks Challenge is billed as a journey to end prostate cancer and a call to early detection during Prostate Cancer Awareness Month.

Fight to end prostate cancer

What we know:

Prostate cancer is the most commonly diagnosed cancer among men in the United States. Every two minutes a man is diagnosed, and every 15 minutes another dies, according to information provided by ZERO Prostate Cance r. More than 300,000 new cases are expected this year and over 35,000 deaths. When caught early, the survival rate is greater than 99 percent.

The organization

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