[Hopespringpcsg] FW: Welcome to Prostate Cancer Awareness Month

Wed Sep 2 07:45:02 EDT 2015

Hi all:

See PCC newsletter below.

Thx.

Glen

From: Prostate Cancer Canada [mailto:pccmail=prostatecancer.ca at mail165.suw14.mcdlv.net] On Behalf Of Prostate Cancer Canada
Sent: September 1, 2015 5:43 PM
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Subject: Welcome to Prostate Cancer Awareness Month

September: It's Prostate Cancer Awareness Month! 

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The importance of Prostate Cancer Awareness Month

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Did you know that 1 in 8 Canadian men will be diagnosed with prostate cancer in their lifetime, making it the most common cancer in men?

If so, you’re in the minority.

According to an IPSOS Reid poll of 1000 Canadian men over the age of 35 that was conducted in July of this year, 80 per cent of men are not aware of their chances of developing prostate cancer.

Bridging this gap in public knowledge is crucial. If men – the least likely of the sexes to talk about their own health in the first place – don’t know that their chances of developing prostate cancer are as high as they are, they will be less likely to start a conversation with their doctor to better understand their risk.  Considering that the survival rate for prostate cancer is more than 90 per cent when detected early, it becomes clear why starting that conversation early is so important.

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Prostate Cancer Survivorship Research

Survivorship Grants

Join us in kicking off Prostate Cancer Awareness Month by watching this video detailing the amazing research being done in the area of survivorship (any individual with a diagnosis of cancer through to the end of life. This includes the needs of the partner, family and caregivers throughout the cancer journey and after death). Thanks to our partners at Movember Foundation Canada for the incredible work they do to help us make this research possible! 

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Get your cameras ready

for the #pass4prostatecanada challenge!

Prostate Cancer Canada, Prostate Cancer Foundation, USA Rugby, and Wallabies are teaming up to support the‪#pass4prostatecanada Challenge.

Thanks to Astellas Pharma Canada, who will donate $5 to Prostate Cancer Canada for every qualifying submission.

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Safeway and Prostate Cancer Canada

Safeway and Prostate Cancer Canada have teamed up for over a decade raising over $11.1 million in support of life saving research. During Prostate Cancer Awareness Month, Safeway will continue this support with an awareness and fundraising campaign in their stores. Thank you, Safeway, for helping to fund prostate cancer research and for raising awareness about early detection!

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David's Triumph

A little girl still has her Grandpa

A little girl’s heart broke when she learned that her grandpa – David Southern – had prostate cancer. Her fear of losing her grandpa shows why we’re determined to give men more time with their family.  <http://prostatecancer.us2.list-manage1.com/track/click?u=381dca877e43c44046caa6dd1&id=044cad172d&e=b7e2b89435> Read more about David and his family.

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Proclamations

Hear ye, hear ye!

Cities, regions and provinces across Canada have proclaimed September 2015 as Prostate Cancer Awareness Month!  <http://prostatecancer.us2.list-manage.com/track/click?u=381dca877e43c44046caa6dd1&id=c4e3ea0b86&e=b7e2b89435> Use the map above to view which cities have made a proclamation this year. We would like to thank the many individuals, municipalities and governments that helped to declare September Prostate Cancer Awareness Month. 

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Healthy Living: Watered Down

You know you are supposed to drink the darned stuff but water is so boring! Water.

The myth that you need 8 glasses each day is a bit arbitrary. Much depends upon how efficient your cooling system is (as in how sweaty you are) and some depends upon how much high water content (as in fruits and vegetables) foods you eat.

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Upcoming Events

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Wake Up Call Breakfast

Join us for an unforgettable morning dedicated to raising funds for research in the fight against prostate cancer. The Wake Up Call breakfast is the most important meal of the day, and is taking place in cities across the country this fall.

Please join us in making the 2015 series the best one yet!

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Pants Off for Prostate Cancer

Pants Off for Prostate Cancer is an edgy fundraising event where men and women are encouraged to check their coats, and pants, at the door! What follows will be an unforgettable and fashionably fun evening that’s one part social, one part fundraiser, and two parts unforgettable!

Join us in Toronto on September 23, and St. John's on September 24.

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Cruisin' for a Cure

The 9th annual Cruisin’ for a Cure Canada car, truck and motorcycle show takes place from 10 am to 4 pm on September 13th, 2015 at the Powerade Centre in Brampton, Ontario.

Dedicated to prostate cancer awareness, this one-day show hosted by PCCN Brampton draws thousands of car, truck and motorcycle fans from across Southern Ontario and Western New York. Rods, customs, muscle, classic and exotic cars, trucks and motorcycles are welcome as display vehicles. Cost of admission per display or spectator vehicle is $10. Net proceeds from the show will be donated to Prostate Cancer Canada.

Besides showcasing a wide variety of vehicles, Cruisin’ for a Cure offers free, confidential PSA blood tests for men 40 and over. Dr. Andrew Loblaw of Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre will be on hand for the second year.  This year he will provide office hours for men getting tested and their families.  The 2015 show is dedicated to the memory of Percy Bedard, a prostate cancer champion and classic car enthusiast whose story was featured in our February Newsletter.

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Photo: Gary Solomon's beautifully restored 1960 Buick LeSabre convertible won a People's Choice Award in 2014. 

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Salt Water Mixer

Join us in Halifax on the evening of September 29 for our inaugural Salt Water Mixer and help raise funds and awareness for Prostate Cancer Canada-Atlantic.

The night will begin with a tour of the Halifax Harbour on the Harbour Queen featuring drinks and hors d’oeuvres. Following the boat tour, enjoy some Nova Scotian lobster and great local entertainment at Murphy’s On The Water.

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Bare All for the Barre presented by RBC Dominion Securities

Join us on September 19th at the Halifax Farmer’s Seaport Market for an evening of live music and the workout of your life in support of Prostate Cancer Canada Atlantic Region.
Your clothes stay on! Men often don’t talk about their health, and we want to change that. By “baring it all”, 100 men will step outside of their comfort zone and try a new fitness activity for a good cause.

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Convoy for Hope - Atlantic

It will be an inspiring sight in New Brunswick on September 19 as the Convoy For Hope - Atlantic hits the road!

This event raises funds and awareness to combat breast cancer, lung cancer, colon cancer, and prostate cancer.

We are so thankful to the trucking industry for their incredible support in driving out cancer, one truck at a time!

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pCODR posts positive final recommendation for Xtandi® (Enzalutamide) 

On behalf of prostate cancer survivors and caregivers, PCC submitted feedback to pCODR on Xtandi® (enzalutamide). We are happy to announce that the pCODR Expert Review Committee (pERC) recommends funding enzalutamide for men with metastatic castration-resistant prostate cancer (mCRPC) who are asymptomatic or mildly symptomatic after failure of androgen deprivation therapy who have not received prior chemotherapy. 

Thank you to those who provided feedback on their experience as someone living with or caring for someone with prostate cancer as well as those of you who have experience with enzalutamide. 

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If you are interested providing feedback for future submissions, please email  <mailto:drugcoverage at prostatecancer.ca> drugcoverage at prostatecancer.ca.

Looking for information about prostate cancer? Just found out you have prostate cancer? Help is here. Call 1 -855-PCC-INFO (1-855-722-4636) or email  <mailto:support at prostatecancer.ca> support at prostatecancer.ca

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