Vancouver Prostate Cancer Support and Awareness Group

Mission: To create Awareness and provide Support and Education about Prostate Cancer

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Next Meeting–July 7th

July 2, 2022 By Norm Dooley

Speaker Felipe Eltit, Research Scientist, Vancouver Prostate Cancer Research Centre

Subject:   Locating PC Bone Metastasis

Meeting Date: July 7, Thursday, 11:00am

Meeting Mode–via Zoom

Access to meeting is via Zoom. All members will receive the access information via email. If you are not a member yet and wish to attend, please contact us at    vancouverprostate@gmail.com    and we will send you the link.

Spouses and partners are encouraged to attend the meeting.

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Research Opportunities for Patient Volunteers

July 1, 2022 By Norm Dooley

REACH BC

REACH BC is an online platform that aims to connect British Columbians with volunteer opportunities in health research. 

You can sign up to be a study participant, or a collaborator with researchers in research opportunities that matter to you and your family.

Click here to find studies that you can participate in. You can also sign up as a RESEARCH BC Volunteer to receive updates on new opportunities.  

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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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News Feed

  • Next Meeting–July 7th July 2, 2022
  • Research Opportunities for Patient Volunteers July 1, 2022
  • PC Death Rates Not Declining as in Past January 14, 2022
  • What Science Knows About Exercise and Health–PC Foundation Update March 27, 2021
  • New Approach to Localized Metastatic PC–“Kitchen Sink” March 25, 2021
  • Giving Cancer a Brown Out–Diet and Life Beyond Cancer February 27, 2021

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