Prostate Cancer Support Canada - Halifax

09/06/2025

And the next one is Wed Sept 24th, 7pm Halifax time.

Join Our GBTQ Nationwide Support group meeting.

The next meeting is scheduled for August 27th, 2025 at 3pm PST. We welcome you to join us in a safe, supportive space to share, learn, and connect.

Register for the event:
https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZUscuGtpz4qGdaE4YPqZ0DpKTdPGrK3bA75 #/registration

09/06/2025

Sept 9th, especially for Black men.

Welcome to Prostate Cancer Awareness Month!

We’re kicking off September with a wonderful lineup of speakers, including Dr. Joy Olotu, a professor and passionate advocate for men’s health, raising awareness about prostate cancer in Canada’s Black immigrant community on September 9th, 2025.

Don’t miss this opportunity to learn, engage, and support the cause!

Register for this event:
https://ca01web.zoom.us/meeting/register/w4rN4HJSRvi7QcYPep2QsQ

Explore and register for all September events:
https://www.lightupinblue.ca/

07/16/2025

We received the following request:-

"The Exercise Oncology Lab at the University of Toronto, led by Dr. Linda Trinh, is offering an exciting research study opportunity for adult prostate cancer survivors.
This study aims to test the feasibility of an 8-week resistance training program to help improve treatment-related side effects including cognitive function, physical function, and fatigue.
The study is conducted virtually, allowing participants to take part from the comfort of their own homes without any in-person visits.

We are currently seeking prostate cancer survivors across Canada who have a history of androgen deprivation therapy to participate in this study.

If you have any questions, please don’t hesitate to contact me at 416-946-5856 or via email at s.orourke@mail.utoronto.ca."

Sarah O'Rourke
MSc. Student | Exercise Oncology Lab
Faculty of Kinesiology and Physical Education | University of Toronto

04/19/2025

We have all been invited to the film screening premiere of “Empower”, a documentary of the Patient Empowerment Programs (PEP) developed by Gabriela Ilie, and Oncologist, Rob Rutledge.
This documentary also features PEP graduates Melanie Smith and John Underhill, CD, KC.
Following the documentary, there will be a panel discussion with remarkable cancer survivors and program participants.

Sunday, May 4
7 p.m. ADT (6 p.m. ET ) in person or via live streaming
Joseph Strug Concert Hall
1385 Seymour St, Halifax, NS B3H 1W8

[click on the following link to learn more about the Prostate Cancer Patient Empowerment Program: https://pcpep.org/]

We invite you to join us for the film screening premiere of “Empower”, a documentary of the Patient Empowerment Programs (PEP) developed by Dalhousie University Faculty of Medicine Endowed Soillse Scientist in Cancer Quality of Life Research, Gabriela Ilie, and Oncologist, Rob Rutledge. This doc...

03/30/2025

Richard Wassersug is the author of the book "ADT - An Essential Guide for Prostate Cancer Patients and Their Loved Ones".
He is currently researching the topic of "Alternative Forms of ADT" and he has asked if we can encourage you to complete his survey.

"We invite you to participate in a research study on:

Patients' Interest in Alternative Forms of Androgen
Deprivation Therapy for Treating Prostate Cancer

We are interested in understanding the beliefs and opinions of men who have been diagnosed with Prostate Cancer (PCa) about Alternative Forms of Androgen Deprivation Therapy (ADT), regardless of whether they have ever been on ADT. In this anonymous study, you will be presented with information and questions about various options for ADT. Your responses will be kept completely confidential.��
The study should take you about 10 minutes to complete. You will receive no compensation for your participation.�� Your participation in this research is voluntary and you have the right to withdraw at any point during the study.
The Principal Investigator of this study is Richard Wassersug, PhD.� You may contact him with any questions at: richard.wassersug@ubc.ca.

- We are interested in your opinions about the side effects of ADT even if you have never been on, nor expect to be on, ADT.

- Your responses may help millions of men worldwide with prostate cancer!

Click below, then click on "I Consent"...

Survey on Patients' Interest in Alternative Forms of Androgen Deprivation Therapy for Treating Prostate Cancer

01/27/2025

https://prostate.predict.cam/tool
Admittedly, British, so not directly transferable to Canada. But still very interesting. Especially the predictions for lifespan, ED and incontinence with the various treatments.

Prostate cancer survival prediction tool

01/02/2024

MAID: A Family Affair (free)
January 16, 2024 - ​2:00 pm
Hybrid Presentation (In-person: Hope United Church, Halifax & Online: Zoom webinar​)
​A MAID death is a journey the whole family takes together. Spouses, children, grandchildren, siblings, and sometimes even parents must prepare to walk their loved one to the door at a specific date and time. In July 2022, Lori Weber’s husband of 35 years opted for MAID. After battling several chronic illnesses for years, Ron saw an opportunity to end his suffering when Bill C-7 came into effect in March of 2021. The new law enables people whose natural deaths are not reasonably foreseeable to apply for MAID. In this presentation, Lori will share what this experience was like for herself and her family. She will also talk about her husband’s difficult journey to receive his right to MAID as a Track 2 candidate.
Register here >>

January 16, 2024 - ​2:00 pm Hybrid Presentation In-person: Hope United Church, Halifax Online: Zoom webinar​

12/12/2023

The numbers are in....

10/21/2023

Friend of PCa survivors, Victoria Cullen at 'A Touchy Subject' has published the results of her recent pump survey in this 10-min video.
TL:DR.... yes, they work with the right rings.

Do p***s pumps work? If you've got erectile dysfunction, this video will tell you whether vacuum pumps actually create good erections, enable in*******se aga...

10/16/2023

“This is tremendously exciting and it suggests we have an entirely new way to treat prostate cancer on the horizon,” said Johann de Bono, a professor of experimental cancer medicine at the Institute of Cancer Research and consultant medical oncologist at the Royal Marsden NHS foundation trust.
In a trial led by the ICR, the Royal Marsden and the Institute of Oncology Research in Switzerland, scientists recruited 23 patients with advanced prostate cancer that had stopped responding to hormone therapy.
Of 21 patients who could be evaluated, five (24%) showed evidence of their tumours responding to the combination, the ICR reported.
Their tumours shrunk by more than 30%, they experienced “dramatic decreases” in circulating levels of prostate specific antigen (PSA), a marker often elevated by cancer, or their blood levels of circulating tumour cells dropped, it said."

https://www(dot)theguardian(dot)com/society/2023/oct/16/new-prostate-cancer-treatment-may-be-on-the-horizon-say-scientists

(the "dot" is because our pal Zuck will not allow Canadians to post or see news links)