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Awareness: The Prostate Cancer Support Toronto Newsletter. In this issue: Message from the Co-chairs Man to Man History Looking back – Thoughts from Three Health Care Providers Father and Daughter Reflections on the Journey What PCS Toronto Has Meant To Me New Saliva and Urine Tests Promise to Improve Prostate Cancer Detection Movember’s 2024Toronto Distinguished Gentlemen’s Ride Raises More than $175K Continued Please Support the 2024 Father’s Day Walk-Run!   Read it by clicking the link below to open the pdf file: Spring 2024 Newsletter

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.   

  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” […]

In his presentation, “Seven Myths About PSA and Prostate Cancer Screening,” Dr. Vickers sought to raise awareness about the best way to use the PSA test. Here, we recap those myths. Read the article.

  January 2024 Awareness Night Dr. Rob Rutledge MD, FRCPC Associate Professor, Department of Radiation Oncology Dalhousie University Clinical Lead,  Prostate Cancer-PEP (PC-PEP) Program www.pcpep.org   Dr. Gabriela Ilie PhD Associate Professor,Dalhousie Faculty of Medicine Endowed Soillse Scientist in Prostate Cancer Quality of Life Research Principal Investigator, and Lead of the Prostate Cancer-PEP (PC-PEP) Program     CLICK ON THE ARROW TO START THE VIDEO The Complete Presentation time is 1:51:47 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. <span style=”display: inline-block; width: 0px; overflow: hidden; […]

Awareness: The Prostate Cancer Support Toronto Newsletter. In this issue: From the Health Care Professionals – Technological Advances in Radiation Therapy – A Brief History Prostate Cancer Awareness Month – September 2023 Celebrating 30 Years,Special Lives and our Annual Father’s Day Walk-Run PCS Toronto Co-Chair Recognized for Volunteer Service The Word is Out! – We now have a presence in more hospitals Awareness Night Addresses Sexual Recovery After Prostate Cancer PSA Testing in Ontario:Let’s Continue the Campaign and Save Lives A Report From the2023 Support Hub Conference   Read it by clicking the link below to open the pdf file: […]

This is a video of a webinar on  the Canadian Cancer Survivor Network called Anti-Cancer Diet and Time Restricted Eating by Dr. Rob Rutledge (Dalhousie University).  Dr. Rutledge will be the speaker for our January 2024.  See details here. View the Video: Here Because of time, some of the slides were skipped over quickly, so the following link to the slide deck might be useful. View the Slides: Here More info on the sponsor: Canadian Cancer Survivor Network Réseau canadien des survivants du cancer 1750 croissant Courtwood Crescent, Suite 210 Ottawa, ON K2C 2B5 Telephone: 613) 898-1871 Web site / site […]

November 2023 Awareness Night Reanne Booker, PhD(c), MN, BScN, NP University of Victoria Nurse Practitioner Hematology/Oncology Tom Baker Cancer Centre, Calgary Alberta   CLICK ON THE ARROW TO START THE VIDEO The Complete Presentation time is 1:33:09 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.   

A Message from PCCN – Toronto – September 2020 Click here to read our message to all prostate cancer patients.  It includes the latest news about the merger of Prostate Cancer Canada and the Canadian Cancer Society plus a COVID-19 update. Individual Support Continues The Support Line (416-932-8820) continues to operate if you have questions and would like individual support.  Please leave a reasonably detailed message and we will have an appropriate volunteer get back to you.  Similarly, you can email us at info@pcstoronto.ca for support.  We are monitoring the Support Line and email more closely than usual while this […]