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Newsletter December 2012

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Awareness: The PCCN-Toronto and Side by Side Prostate Cancer Support Groups Newsletter December 2012  In this Issue: Regina  Oozes  with  Western  Hospitality at  PCCN’s  Leadership Conference with delegates appreciations  Dr.  Padraig  Warde:  The  Radiation  Story:   today  & tomorrow Dr.  Patrick  Lee:  Using  Viruses  for Prostate  Cancer  Research The 2013 Scotiabank Awareness Night Schedule Meet Fred Cohen Holiday Wishes Read it by clicking the link below to open the pdf file: December_Newsletter_2012

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List of Treatments

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Below is a partial list of possible treatments for prostate cancer. Not all of them are covered by provincial health insurance, or are even available in Canada. Some of them are only available as clinical trials, here or abroad. Discuss with your doctor which treatments may be appropriate for you. The earlier prostate cancer is detected, the more possible treatments are available to you (and the more complex your treatment decision becomes). Articles on some of these treatments can be found under Treatments in the light blue toolbar above. Primary Treatments: These are possible first treatments: – Active surveillance (A

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Mind Over Manhood: Misconceptions About Prostate Cancer

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While the devastating physical effects of prostate cancer are widely known, the psychological impact of the disease is a silent struggle for many men. Janssen Biotech, Inc. releases the results of its “Mind Over Manhood: Misconceptions About Prostate Cancer” survey conducted by Wakefield Research, which uncovers both a surprising lack of awareness and a profound emotional impact of the disease on men. Read More.

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One-Week Radiotherapy Course An Option for Localized PCa

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Patients with organ-confined prostate cancer may have a new treatment option using high doses of focused stereotactic body radiotherapy (SBRT) instead of traditional lengthy radiotherapy courses or surgery, according to new data presented at the American Society for Radiation Oncology annual meeting. Read More.

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Multivitamin Use Linked to Lowered Cancer Risk – but not Prostate Cancer

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Multivitamin use had no effect on the incidence of prostate cancer, which was the most common cancer diagnosed in the study participants. When researchers looked at the effect of vitamin use on all other cancers, they found a 12 percent reduction in occurrence. Read More.

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Eat your broccoli and other cruciferous vegetables

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Another mechanism discovered by which sulforaphane prevents cancer Researchers in the Linus Pauling Institute at Oregon State University have discovered yet another reason why the “sulforaphane” compound in broccoli and other cruciferous vegetables is so good for you – it provides not just one, but two ways to prevent cancer through the complex mechanism of epigenetics. Read More.

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VIDEO: Dr. Patrick Lee PhD, “Using viruses to target Prostate Cancer.”

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    Dr. Patrick Lee, PhD Professor Department of Microbiology & Immunology Faculty of Medicine Dalhousie University, Halifax, NS, Canada Dr. Lee’s approach to the treatment of prostate cancer is evolutionary, forward-looking, and revolutionary: a focus on the reovirus, a naturally-occuring benign human virus. The reovirus is used directly to infect cancer cells and indirectly to activate the body’s immune system against cancer cells. Dr. Lee’s presentation at the October 2011 PCC Conference in Halifax was a definite highlight and we are thrilled that he was our special Prostate Cancer Week Awareness Night speaker. CLICK ON THE ARROW TO START

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