Women are often forgotten when a man is diagnosed with prostate cancer but a recent study shows that they are impacted by the diagnosis in a man who they love. As activists we need to develop programs for them and their partners. Their needs also need to become apparent to the medical community with resources [...]
According a press release today from the Prostate Cancer Research Foundation of Canada, only 22 per cent of men aged 45 or older can accurately assess their risk of developing prostate cancer. Of greater concern is that only half of all middle-aged men in Canada aged 45-54 and their doctors are having the necessary dialogue [...]
I hope that people in Europe can help to publicize this day and make it something that becomes a part of the yearly calendar the way we are now celebrating September as Prostate Cancer Awareness Month in the United States. This year, the European Association of Urology (EAU) has defined a few key issues: - [...]
The 2007 National Conference on Prostate Cancer begins Friday, September 7 through Sunday, September 9 at the Los Angeles Airport Marriott, located at 5855 West Century Boulevard, and aims to educate and empower men and their families about prostate cancer for the newly diagnosed and the undiagnosed –as well as the medical community, caregivers, and [...]
I have been communicating with a friend I have never met but who I have known since Bill was alive. We met on one of the listserves, the Circle, a list heavily populated by women dealing with the realities of prostate cancer. Her husband was diagnosed 10 years ago and is reaching the end of [...]