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Video: “Focal Therapy for Prostate Cancer – promise or peril?”

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July 2026 Awareness Night Focal Therapy for Prostate Cancer – promise or peril? Dr. Nathan Perlis MD, MSc, FRCSC Associate Professor, Department of Surgery, University of Toronto Staff Surgeon, University Health Network, Toronto,     Presentation Overview: We will review the updated evidence for and against focal therapy in prostate cancer and focus primarily on the technologies (HIFU, Lase, IRE) available in Ontario. We will also explore the clinical trials open for prostate cancer focal therapy. CLICK ON THE ARROW TO START THE VIDEO The Complete Presentation time is 1:18:05 Disclaimer:  The contents of this video is solely for the […]

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Video: “Metastatic Castration-Sensitive Prostate Cancer (mCSPC) Treatment Intensification”

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Mar. 2026 Awareness Night Metastatic Castration-Sensitive Prostate Cancer (mCSPC)  Treatment Intensification A Patient’s Guide to Choosing with Confidence Dr. Urban Emmenegger MD Medical Oncologist, Odette Cancer Centre (Division of Medical Oncology) Associate Scientist, Sunnybrook Research Institute (Biological Sciences Platform) Associate Member, Institute of Medical Science, University of Toronto     Presentation Overview: Pros and cons of treatment intensification (hormone therapy alone vs. adding androgen receptor inhibitors, chemotherapy, or other intensification strategies). Key decision factors: survival benefit, quality of life, travel/monitoring needs, cost/insurance considerations, and personal priorities. How doctors weigh disease features (tumor volume, symptoms, PSA, scans) and patient factors (age,

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Video: “The Dawn of A New Era in the Diagnosis and Treatment of Prostate Cancer”

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Jan. 2026  Awareness Night   Dr. Andrew Loblaw  MD, FRCPC, MSc Radiation Oncologist, Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre Senior Scientist, Head, GU Clinical Radiation Oncology Clinical Studies Unit, Sunnybrook Research Institute   Dr. Roger Buckley, MD, FRCSC Staff Urologist, Former Chief of Urology from 2002 until 2023, North York General Hospital     CLICK ON THE ARROW TO START THE VIDEO The Complete Presentation time is 1:47:49 Disclaimer:  The contents of this video is solely for the purposes of education and information and does not constitute personal diagnostic advice or personal medical advice.    Presentation Overview: To review the current pathway

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Newsletter Fall 2025

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  In this issue: Toronto Warriors Seek Sustainable Support for the Unique Needs of Advanced Patients PCS Toronto Member Featured in CBC Article on Advanced Prostate Cancer Hope for Incontinence and ED: July Awareness Night Speakers Offer Helpful Advice Exercise and Prostate Cancer: How Moving Early, and Often, Can Help Walking with the Bachers on Father’s Day There’s ‘snow business’ like support business PCFC Welcomes Mark Mahl as New Executive Director Another Successful Father’s Day Walk-Run   Read it by clicking the link below to open the pdf file: Fall 2025 Newsletter

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Video: “Does the robot have the upper hand in radical prostatectomy?”

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May 2025 Awareness Night Dr. Amanda E. Hird, MD, MSc, FRCSC Assistant Professor, University of Toronto Dually appointed Staff, Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre and Michael Garron Hospital     CLICK ON THE ARROW TO START THE VIDEO The Complete Presentation time is 1:03:04 Disclaimer:  The contents of this video is solely for the purposes of education and information and does not constitute personal diagnostic advice or personal medical advice.   

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Video: “Nanoknife IRE – Game Changer for Focal Therapy”

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Mar. 2025 Awareness Night Dr. Robert Nam, MD, MSc, FRCSC Ajmera Family Chair in Urologic Oncology, Odette Cancer Centre Professor of Surgery, Faculty of Medicine University of Toronto Director, North Toronto Prostate Centre   CLICK ON THE ARROW TO START THE VIDEO The Complete Presentation time is 1:19:59 Disclaimer:  The contents of this video is solely for the purposes of education and information and does not constitute personal diagnostic advice or personal medical advice. 

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Video: “Androgen Deprivation Therapy 2.0”

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Jan. 2025 Awareness Night Dr. Urban Emmenegger MD Medical Oncologist, Odette Cancer Centre (Division of Medical Oncology) Associate Scientist, Sunnybrook Research Institute (Biological Sciences Platform) Associate Member, Institute of Medical Science, University of Toronto     CLICK ON THE ARROW TO START THE VIDEO The Complete Presentation time is 1:47:47 Disclaimer:  The contents of this video is solely for the purposes of education and information and does not constitute personal diagnostic advice or personal medical advice.   

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Video: “What ‘s New in Radiation Therapy, SBRT, Brachytherapy and External Beam”

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Sept. 2024 Awareness Night Dr. Dr. Hans Chung, MD, BSc, FRCPC Associate Professor, University of Toronto Affiliate scientist, Genitourinary Team, Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre Staff Radiation Oncologist, Department of Radiation Oncology   CLICK ON THE ARROW TO START THE VIDEO The Complete Presentation time is 1:29:03 Disclaimer:  The contents of this video is solely for the purposes of education and information and does not constitute personal diagnostic advice or personal medical advice.   

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Video: “Understanding Prostate Pathology Reports Part 2: Radical Prostatectomies”

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May 2024 Awareness Night Dr. Andrew J. Evans,  MD Ph.D. FCAP FRCPC Chief of Pathology, Medical Director of Laboratory Medicine, Consultant in Genitourinary Pathology, Mackenzie Health, Department of Pathology, Cortellucci Vaughan Hospital CLICK ON THE ARROW TO START THE VIDEO The Complete Presentation time is 1:24:03 Disclaimer:  The contents of this video is solely for the purposes of education and information and does not constitute personal diagnostic advice or personal medical advice.   

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Video: “New Developments With Focal Therapy at the Princess Margaret Cancer Centre”

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  March 2024 Awareness Night Dr. Nathan Perlis, MD, MSc, FRCSC Assistant Professor, University of Toronto, Department of Surgery Clinician Investigator, Princess Margaret Cancer Centre Cancer Clinical Research Unit CCRU, Princess Margaret Cancer Centre     CLICK ON THE ARROW TO START THE VIDEO The Complete Presentation time is 1:30:13 Disclaimer:  The contents of this video is solely for the purposes of education and information and does not constitute personal diagnostic advice or personal medical advice. <span style=”display: inline-block; width: 0px; overflow: hidden; line-height: 0;” data-mce-type=”bookmark” class=”mce_SELRES_start”></span><span data-mce-type=”bookmark” class=”mce_SELRES_start”></span><span data-mce-type=”bookmark” class=”mce_SELRES_start”></span><span data-mce-type=”bookmark” class=”mce_SELRES_start”></span><span data-mce-type=”bookmark” class=”mce_SELRES_start”></span><span data-mce-type=”bookmark” class=”mce_SELRES_start”></span><span data-mce-type=”bookmark” class=”mce_SELRES_start”></span><span data-mce-type=”bookmark”

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