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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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Fighting Prostate Cancer's Survival Mechanisms

Dr. Kim Chi (1999 Research Grant)

Cancer cells are extremely adaptable and can mutate to resist treatments. For example, cancer cells make a protein called clusterin which resists hormone therapy, radiation and other treatments. Mutations like clusterin make cancer difficult to treat.

In 1999 we awarded Dr. Kim Chi a grant to study a new clusterin-fighting drug. Called OGX-011, the drug his team developed contains genetically engineered material that inhibits the production of clusterin and leaves cancer cells vulnerable to radiation therapy.

Dr. Chi is now overseeing the clinical development of OGX-011. Early results from 72 patients were positive; the drug inhibited clustern in prostate cancer cells by more than 90 per cent. Phase II testing is now ongoing.