The next regular meeting of the Vancouver Prostate Cancer Support Group will be:

Date: Thursday, December 1

Time: 11 am

Location: Canadian Cancer Society

Address: 565 W 10th Ave, Vancouver* (one block east of BC Cancer hospital and adjacent to J. C.Barber Lodge)

Zoom link–see below**

Speaker: TBA

Topic: Annual year-end luncheon

*Access: Press button at door, enter and go to the right. Sign in at desk, and observe COVID protocol before proceeding to meeting room which is at the end of the large open gallery. It is in the same place as previous meeting room. Note-the Canadian Cancer Society centre observes covid protocols because of the Barber residence which is part of the centre. Residents staying there are from out of town and are undergoing cancer treatment at BC Cancer

**If you are not on our mailing list already, request a zoom link by email to: vancouverprostate@gmail.com
A link will be provided two days before the meeting. You can be added to our mail service if you want as well.

Or, just come to the meeting at the address above.

Dear Vancouver Support Group Members, 

For the ninth year, the University of British Columbia Urologic Sciences and the Prostate Cancer Supportive Care (PCSC) Program will be participating in the 22nd Annual Pacific Northwest Prostate Cancer Conference. In conjunction with OHSU Knight Cancer Institute and the University of Washington School of Medicine, this conference brings together the leading experts on prostate cancer to present and discuss the latest findings regarding prostate cancer treatment, prevention, survivorship and scientific progress. 

This virtual conference is for patients, their families and health care professionals and will take place on Saturday, October 15, 2022.  

For the list of conference speakers, please find the agenda below. 

To register, please click on this link:  https://www.eventbrite.ca/e/22nd-annual-pacific-northwest-prostate-cancer-conference-tickets-383609023917.

Don’t miss out on attending this fantastic conference! 

Warm regards, 

The PCSC Team

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