Vancouver Prostate Cancer Support and Awareness Group

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April 6 Meeting

March 18, 2023 By Norm Dooley

Date: April 6th, Thursday, 1:00PM

Location: Canadian Cancer Society–565 W. 10th Ave. and Zoom

Speaker: Ron Kabara*

Topic: Dealing with Lower Bowel Pain–Aftermath of Treatment

A Zoom link to the meeting will be sent via the group email service. If you are not yet on the list, contact us vancouverprostate@gmail.com to join.

*Ron Kubara is a member of the Surrey PC Support Group who experienced serious side effects following radiation therapy. A professional speaker, he will relate his journey with the condition and how he has come to deal with it.

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Home-based Exercise Programs Show Promise for Those with PC

July 20, 2022 By Norm Dooley

Prostate Cancer Foundation
Exercise participation among cancer survivors has been shown to improve quality of life and physical functioning, yet only 10%-30% of survivors meet physical activity guidelines. In prostate cancer, aerobic exercise after prostate cancer diagnosis may reduce the risk of prostate cancer recurrence or death by up to 60 percent.

Sedentary behavior increased during the pandemic, but “stay at home” restrictions have also provided an opportunity to examine home-based exercise programs, according to a new paper by PCF-funded researcher Christina Dieli-Conwright, PhD, MPH of the Dana Farber Cancer Institute, and colleagues. The team reviewed 12 studies of exercise interventions in people with cancer that were all home-based and adapted for pandemic restrictions.

The approaches broadly included:Self-directed, unsupervised: recommendation to adhere to exercise guidelines or to complete a daily exercise program with accompanying resources (e.g., video)Self-directed, with regular guidance: online videos, smart watches, and printed materials supplemented with regular phone calls or messages to patientsVirtually supervised interventions: one-on-one or group exercise sessions over videoconferencing.

Although this review did not aim to determine which approach was most effective, it did yield some preliminary information about home-based exercise programs in cancer survivors and identified challenges and areas for further research. For example, in the virtually supervised programs, adherence was quite high, ranging from 84%-94%. In two trials in breast and prostate cancer, attendance and retention were actually higher in the virtual sessions held during the pandemic, compared with in-person supervision prior to COVID-19. 

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PC Death Rates Not Declining as in Past

January 14, 2022 By Norm Dooley

The good news is that prostate cancer death rates have been in a steady decline since the mid-90’s. However, in recent years the rate of decline is not as steep as in the previous twenty-five years. To learn more, have a look at this short article from the PC Foundation of the US.
And by the way, there’s an important message for younger men (40’s and up) that should be noted.

https://www.pcf.org/c/statement-from-pcf-ceo-charles-j-ryan-md-on-acs-cancer-facts-figures-2022/

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What Science Knows About Exercise and Health–PC Foundation Update

March 27, 2021 By Norm Dooley

Top 5 Things Scientists Know About How Exercise Improves Health

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