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2008 Awareness Nights

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May 2008 Dr. Joseph Chin from London, Ontario Explains Robotic Surgery and HIFU Chairman Aaron Bacher with our May 2008 Awareness Night guest speaker Dr.Joseph Chin, from London Ontario. Read about it our September 2008 ‘Awareness’ Newsletter March 2008 Dr. Roger Buckley (North York General Hospital) Teaches Us “Prostate Cancer 101 – The Journey” Our March 2008 Awareness Night guest speaker Dr. Roger Buckley (North York General Hospital) and Man to Man Awareness Night Coordinator Winston Klass. Read about it in our April 2008 ‘Awareness’ Newsletter.

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VIDEO: “Holistic and Herbal: two approaches to diet, nutrition, and the treatment of prostate cancer.”

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      CLICK ON THE BLUE TEXT BELOW, TO GO TO OUR VIDEOS. Click here for > Part One ” Prostate Health & Nutrition “ Eileen Fauster BA RAP C.Ir CPCC RhA ARHN Holistic Cancer Therapist, Nutritionist, Acupuncturist & Allergist Eileen Fauster  talks about actively strengthening your own immunity and adopting a health-promoting lifestyle by incorporating a healing-conducive nutrition plan. Click here for >Part TWO “Herbalist Morwenna Given BA MA (Oxon) BSc m.OHA BHG RH Medical Herbalist Morwenna Given discusses the treatment and control of prostate cancer with evidence-based plant medicine in a holistic context. ——————- CLICK ON THE

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VIDEO: Dr. Tony Finelli “Traditional vs Laproscopic vs Robotic- Assisted -Which type of surgery is best for you?”

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Dr. Tony Finelli MD, MSc, FRCSC Division of Urology Minimally Invasive Surgery Department of Surgical Oncology Associate Professor. University of Toronto Princess Margaret Hospital.   Toronto, Canada  

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VIDEO: Dr. Andrew Matthew, “Surveillance, Surgery & Radiation: Decisions, Uncertainty & Wellbeing”

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Dr. Andrew Matthew Ph.D., C.Psych Psychologist, Princess Margaret Hospital, Toronto, Canada Dr. Matthew’s research focuses on urologic cancers and involves cancer prevention, treatment decision-making, sexual rehabilitation, intimacy, quality of life, and survivorship. He shares his thoughts on coping strategies with regard to the emotional challenges of the prostate cancer journey….the pca diagnosis, making treatment decisions, lifestyle changes.

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VIDEOS: Dr. Vasundara Venkateswaran talks about Diet, Nutrition and Lifestyle in relation to Prostate Cancer

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Dr. Vasundara Venkateswaran M.Sc., M.Phil., Ph.D. Associate Professor Department of Surgery, University of Toronto Division of Urology, Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre “Diet, Nutrition and Lifestyle in relation to Prostate Cancer” There is growing evidence that, apart from the preventative benefit, diet and nutrition could play an important part in managing the progression of prostate cancer. This recognition is of particular importance to the newly-diagnosed who are considering active surveillance, to advanced prostate cancer survivors because control of cancer growth is so critical, and to regular prostate cancer survivors concerned about recurrence.

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Prostate Cancer: To the biopsy and beyond

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Dr. Roger Buckley, Medical Director, Gale and Graham Wright Prostate Centre and Chief of Urology Dr. Denis MacDonald, Chief Pathologist and Director of Laboratories, Department of Laboratory Medicine Dr. Irv Jacobs, Chief of Radiography Department North York General Hospital The Gale and Graham Wright Prostate Centre CLICK ON THE BLUE TEXT BELOW, TO SEE OUR VIDEOS

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Dr. Robert Bristow “Personalized Medicine in Prostate Cancer”

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On Jan. 26, 2011 Dr. Robert Bristow, gave details of a International Reseach project to PCCN-Toronto’s Awareness Night, prior to it’s public announcement -The study of cancer genetics is unlocking the secrets of prostate cancer -These secrets will give rise to new diagnostic tests and new treatments within the next 10 years. -These will be personal secrets that can be used to individualize treatment for men with prostate cancer. -and more Feb. 15, 2011 from CBC News “Prostate cancer genome to be decoded” Prostate cancer’s genetic mutations will be mapped under a new $20 million Canadian research project that aims

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Dr. Bristow Answers Questions

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Click for questionDrugs or clinical trials for Cancer that seems hormone resistant? Click for questionWhat has been done to find the cause of cancer? Click for questionDoes an enlarged prostate lead to prostate cancer? Click for questionDoes aggresive mean fast growing? Click for questionPt. 1 Spot in pelvic area? Click for questionPt. 2 Would he be a candidate for Tookad? Click for questionDefect in cellular repair? Click for questionCompare surgery and radio therapy? How many newly diagnosed in GTA? more Click for questionConnection between your research and urine test? Click for questionIs the Protein PML part of your work? Click

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