[Hopespringpcsg] FW: CBC 'PSA TESTING' PHONE IN...PLEASE REPEAT WITH A PRO PSA HOST x1

[Glen Tolhurst]

Hi all:
Correction to previous note about CBC - it was the guest not the host who
was anti-PSA.
So, ask CBC for a pro PSA guest.
Thx.
Glen

-----Original Message-----
From: Winston Klass [mailto:winstonklass at rogers.com] 
Sent: November 5, 2014 3:37 PM
To: Glen Tolhurst
Subject: Re: CBC 'PSA TESTING' PHONE IN...PLEASE REPEAT WITH A PRO PSA HOST
x1

Note Glen....should be a pro PSA guest (NOT host)...my mistake. And we may
not want to piss off the host!

> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Winston Klass [mailto:winstonklass at rogers.com]
> Sent: November 5, 2014 2:06 PM
> To: ontariotoday at cbc.ca
> 
> Subject: Re: CBC 'PSA TESTING' PHONE IN...PLEASE REPEAT WITH A PRO PSA 
> HOST
> 
> Host, CBC Ontario
> I was listening to your program today and very encouraged by the many 
> men who passionately expressed positions on this issue (unfortunately 
> I was not provided the opportunity to participate). I am the Chair of 
> the Toronto chapter of the Prostate Cancer Canada Network of support 
> groups and we have first hand experience with prostate cancer 
> survivors, their caregivers and their families (two peer group support 
> sessions each month, sessions with caregivers, regular visits to 
> clinics at Princess Margaret Cancer Center, Sunnybrook Hospital, 
> Branson Hospital). PCCN-Toronto is convinced that PSA screening/ 
> testing saves lives and would like to expose your audience to this 
> perspective. We also know of the many lives that were lost because of anti
PSA doctors.
> Your host today provided the anti PSA position. If this program could 
> be repeated with a pro PSA host we believe that this would provide a 
> necessary balance to positions aired out to the public. Our work 
> involves active collaboration with prostate cancer specialists and a 
> sizable majority of these specialists strongly favor PSA testing (as 
> evident from recent letters to newspaper editors). Should you decide 
> to repeat this program we would be happy to recommend a suitable pro 
> PSA host. Hoping that you give our request serious consideration. This 
> recent development on PSA testing has been very discouraging.
> Sincerely
> Winston Klass
> Chair PCCN-Toronto
> 905 4179962
>