Prostate Cancer Canada Network

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Well-Done Meat Consumption May Increase Prostate Cancer Risk
Research into the dietary habits of about a thousand men from the Cleveland area has found that a high consumption of meats, especially of red meat prepared by grilling, is positively associated with an increased risk of developing aggressive prostate cancer. This particular study, which was led by Dr. John Witte of the University of California, San Francisco (UCSF), has a number of limitations, but it does add support to other investigations connecting meat consumption with cancer risk.

Toronto researchers speculate regarding a link between prostate cancer and oral contraceptive use
Very preliminary and speculative research, designed to spark further inquires, suggests that there may be a connection between oral contraceptive use and rising rates of prostate cancer. One theory is that the widespread use of birth-control pills in various populations may result in a higher level of estrogen in the environment, which might, in turn, increase prostate cancer risk.

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2009 Conference Presentations

Watch PCCN President Bob Shiell give the opening address.

Watch Dr. John Mulhall, Director of the Male Sexual and Reproductive Medicine Program at the Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center, present his lecture “The case for optimism about your sex life.”

Sit in on the panel “What if ... PSA Pathways,” featuring Dr. Chris French, Jonathan Greenland, Dr. Stuart Rorke, and Dr. Randy Smith.

Learn from the panel “Partners and Prostate Cancer,” which brings together five women and their experiences with the disease: Ruby Chapman, Carol Guzzwell, Jane Kennedy, Gladys Mercer, and Lynn Burry.

Experience the inspirational opening dinner speech of T.A. Loeffler---The View From Up Here: Lessons of my Dad and Mountains---in which she discusses fathers, mountain climbing, outdoor adventure, and prostate cancer.

Watch PCCN President Bob Shiell present the 2009 Founders Award to Murray Gardner.