A ten (10) year survivor of prostate cancer, Hank served as Chairman/CEO of US TOO! International for eight years. Under his leadership US TOO! was expanded from 100 chapters to over 500 including chapters in Australia, the United Kingdom, Canada and Europe.

Hank Porterfield has also been appointed to serve on several committees, including the NCI, Prostate Cancer Concept Review Panel (CEP) and the National Prostate Cancer Coalition. Other activities include Department of Defense, Prostate Cancer Peer Review Programs, PRG Review and various ASCO committees.

Because of his abiding interest in early detection of prostate cancer as well as prevention, in 2001 he resigned as Chairman/CEO of US TOO! International to form APCaP, Alliance for Prostate Cancer Prevention.