PCC Spotlight

Honouring dad this Father’s Day the Canadian way: In plaid

TORONTO, ON – (May 8, 2018) – Plaid replaces business-casual on Friday, June 15 as hundreds of thousands of Canadians don the iconic Canadian attire all to honour dad and end prostate cancer.
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The Finger – A tried and true method to save lives

TORONTO, CANADA (May 8, 2018) – Every day, more and more methods to detect prostate cancer are being explored, but the tried and true methods of a digital rectal examination (DRE) – where a healthcare professional inserts a gloved finger into the rectum to check for abnormalities, paired with a blood test known as the prostate-specific antigen (PSA) test – which you can get through your family doctor, are still the long-standing proven ways to save a life.
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Landmark study links tumour evolution to prostate cancer severity

Toronto (April 19, 2018) – Findings from Canadian Prostate Cancer Genome Network (CPC-GENE) researchers and their collaborators, published today in Cell, show that the aggressiveness of an individual prostate cancer can be accurately assessed by looking at how that tumour has evolved.
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Reporter Larry Pynn explores the world of prostate cancer research, including those who are working feverishly to find treatments for men with aggressive prostate cancer, Part 3/5
May 23, 2018

The controversy over the PSA test is failing men with aggressive prostate cancers, Part 2/5
May 21, 2018

Reporter Larry Pynn shares his experience facing prostate cancer, Part 1/5
May 17, 2018

‘Cheeky’ Prostate Cancer Canada ad looking to raise awareness (City News)
May 9, 2018

Exercise is ‘best medicine’ and should be prescribed to every cancer patient: experts
May 7, 2018

Canadian coaching legend Brian Kilrea upbeat for prostate cancer fight
May 5, 2018

Early screening for prostate cancer
April 9, 2018

To test or not to test: Should men get early prostate screening tests?
April 3, 2018

Stair climbers tackle Edmonton's tallest skyscrapers for prostate cancer research
March 18, 2018

'Just a human being': Len Rhodes opens up about battle with cancer
March 16, 2018

I have prostate cancer. But I am happy
March 13, 2018

Early cancer screening can lead to unnecessary treatment and side-effects, study suggests
March 8, 2018