Awareness: The “PCCN-Toronto” and “Side by Side” Prostate Cancer Support Groups Newsletter March 2013

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To read the full newsletter please click here: Awareness: The “PCCN-Toronto” and “Side by Side” Prostate Cancer Support Groups Newsletter March 2013 (pdf) In this issue: Dr. Laurence Klotz / New member of the board / Bill Sceviour steps down / Dr. Keith Jarvi – March 27th / North York Harvest Food Bank / Thank you to Scotiabank / 2013 Conference Postponed / Our Voice magazine / Volunteers are needed / Meet John Roth / PCC’s new President & CEO / PCC’s New Advisory Council / Walk/Run Instructions / PCCN-Toronto Word Search / On-going Projects for 2013 / PCCN-Toronto Board …

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Focal Therapy Offers Middle Ground for Some Prostate Cancer Patients

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Men with low-risk prostate cancer who previously had to choose between aggressive treatment, with the potential for significant side effects, and active surveillance, with the risk of disease progression, may have a new option. Focal laser ablation uses precisely targeted heat, delivered through a small insertion and guided into the prostate by magnetic resonance imaging, to burn away cancerous cells in the prostate. Read the article.

Prostate cancer now detectable using imaging-guided biopsy

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Groundbreaking research by a team of UCLA physicians and engineers demonstrates that prostate cancer — long identifiable only through painful, hit-or-miss biopsies — can be diagnosed far more easily and accurately using a new image-guided, targeted biopsy procedure. Read the article, which includes a video.

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