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PSA Fitness (Power, Strength & Agility)
HALIFAX, N.S., January 16, 2012/CNW/ Prostate Cancer Canada Atlantic is proud to announce the launch of PSA Fitness (Power, Strength & Agility), a free nine week exercise program for men who have been diagnosed with prostate cancer. PSA Fitness, resistance training and yoga, is an important patient-centered therapy for prostate cancer survivors in Halifax.

TELUS donation to support Prostate Cancer Canada
Toronto, ON- January 13, 2012- On January 10th, Prostate Cancer Canada received a generous donation of $100,000 from TELUS at the launch of the TIEd Together exhibition. TELUS’ donation was made possible through the Canadian Football League Grey Cup cause marketing campaign. The donation will support Prostate Cancer Canada’s ongoing efforts to eliminate the disease through research, education, support and awareness.

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How to Cope

Dealing with prostate cancer is very stressful and taking care of your emotional and psychological well-being is important.

You may not usually rely on friends and family for emotional support. You may have trouble asking for and accepting help. But asking for and accepting help is an important part of dealing with the disease.

Different men deal with these challenges in different ways, but there are some common coping strategies. They include:

Express your emotions: Don't keep your feelings bottled up. Guilt, fear, sadness and helplessness are very powerful emotions that can damage your physical and psychological well-being.
Ask for support: Family members, close friends and/or support groups and resources are there to help. Making treatment decisions may be helped by talking with your partner, friends, family and other men who have prostate cancer. But remember, when you are speaking to other men with prostate cancer, that their circumstances (including the grade and stage of their cancer) may be quite different from yours. Their treatment decisions may not be what's best for you.
Educate yourself: Learn about the disease, its treatments and side-effects. Only through education will you be able to become an informed partner in the management of your illness.
Ask your doctors questions: Your doctors are there to help and the best way you can work together with them is to have open and honest communication. If you're not sure about something, ask. If they're giving you too much information and you are having difficulty understanding, let them know.
Maintain a positive attitude: Hope gives you the psychological strength to carry on and cope with the demands of diagnosis and treatment. Maintaining a positive attitude will make you that much stronger in your fight with prostate cancer.

Another important issue in prostate cancer treatment has to do with the side effects, especially those that deal with sexuality. Impotence, whether permanent or temporary, can cause anxiety for both partners.

This is a very personal matter that each couple will have to work through in their own way. This is where strong, open communication is going to play a big part in planning for the future. If necessary, you might want to seek the help of doctors or support groups.

Remember that holding hands, physical closeness, caring and personal intimacy are very rewarding.