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Newsletter July 2016

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Awareness: The PCCN-Toronto and Side by Side Prostate Cancer Support Groups Newsletter. In this Issue: May Awareness Night:  Dr. Rajiv Singal, Twenty years of caring for men with prostate cancer March Awareness Night:  Justin Lorentz (w. Dr. Danny Vesprini), Who is genetically predisposed Coming July Awareness Night:  Dr. Masoom Haider, MRI of the prostate: A revolution in diagnosis and treatment Jim Moran (1942-2016) Do It For Dads Walk/Run – Father’s Day 2016 with photos Ask the Doctor – Our 3 doctors answer 2 questions Board News Welcome Ari Katz Information meeting – Sept. 27 – conference feedback, volunteer news Meet […]

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Cancer Therapy: An Evolved Approach

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Tumours are subject to the same rules of natural selection as any other living thing. Clinicians are now putting that knowledge to use. Thanks to advances in sequencing technology and the development of massive collections of samples and clinical data, scientists are piecing together a more precise picture of how cancer evolves, revealing the roots of resistance and, in some cases, finding out how it might be overcome. With a growing arsenal of treatments, biologists are trying to capitalize on these insights. Read the article.

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More than 3 percent of men on active surveillance for prostate cancer may have metastases

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Investigators at the Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre, University of Toronto initiated a study to assess the risk factors for metastases in patients on active surveillance. About three percent of patients on surveillance had metastasis by a median of seven years after diagnosis. This risk increased to ten percent in patients with Gleason score (GS) 7. Read the article.

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‘Bad’ Carbs, Sugary Drinks Heightens Risk Of Cancer

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A new study conducted by the American Society for Nutrition reveals that eating a lot of processed carbohydrates and sugary drinks augment the risk of certain cancers such as prostate cancer and breast cancer. Processed carbohydrates in sweet food and snacks as well as sugary drinks like juices and soda may not directly ’cause’ cancer but the connection between those types of food and the increased risk in prostate and breast cancer are hard to ignore. Read the article.

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Common prostate cancer treatments suppress immune response and may promote relapse

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Researchers using mouse models found that many medical androgen deprivation therapies (ADTs) – the most commonly used nonsurgical treatments for prostate cancer – may suppress patients’ adaptive immune responses, preventing immunotherapies from working if both treatments are used but not sequenced properly. Read the article.

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