Good afternoon, This is a courtesy email to let you know that RANZCR is releasing a media release publicising its new prostate cancer position statement, Informed Decision Making in the Management of Localised Prostate Cancer. ( We are unable to download the attachments for security reasons so we ask that you visit the RANZCR website for [...]
Greetings Support Group Members, Some not so good news regarding Prostate Cancer Specialist Nurses. It is very disappointing that there is no Prostate Cancer Nurse nearer to us than Macquarie. I find it unbelievable that there is not seen to be a need in the west with no nurse at Westmead, Blacktown or Penrith. [...]
From: Lee Hunt [mailto:info@cancervoices.org.au] Sent: Friday, 6 October 2017 7:10 PM To: Lee Hunt <info@cancervoices.org.au> Subject: Know Your Options for Treating Prostate Cancer Dear PCFA Support Groups, The gold standard of care for prostate cancer begins with the patient and his support group talking with the experts - the surgeon (urologist), a radiation oncologist and [...]
The following request has been received from the Cancer Council: Tom -- We've had a fantastic response to our earlier email asking people to call Cancer Council 131120 Information and Support and share their experiences of advanced and terminal cancer. But to help us strengthen palliative care across NSW we need to hear from [...]
For your consideration: From: Amy Hayden <Amy.Hayden@health.nsw.gov.au> Date: Tue, Mar 28, 2017 at 9:01 AM Subject: FW: Research study To: "nbmpcsgnews@gmail.com" <nbmpcsgnews@gmail.com> Dear David & Support Group, I was wondering if it is possible to distribute the attached flyer to the support group or include in your member communication? Metformin study patient information sheet [...]
The Latest Hotsheet News February 2016 is now available at US Too International NEWS YOU CAN USE ARTICLES: Headlines for this month’s Prostate Cancer News http://www.ustoo.org/Prostate_Cancer_News.aspUse articles are as follows. Links to the full text of each article are available at: http://www.ustoo.org/Prostate_Cancer_News.asp • Less prostate cancer screening may delay treatment for earlier onset cancers • [...]
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We found a recent article on the PCFA Prostate Cancer Foundation of Australia web page of interest. "The recent announcement by the World Health Organization (WHO) that consumption of meat increases the risk of cancer has caused much debate and concern amongst the community. This finding is the conclusion of a large analysis by an international [...]
Urologic surgeons have devised a new procedure that helps men minimize incontinence after prostatectomy. It adds only a few minutes to standard robotic prostatectomy. "Modifying existing tissues, our technique added only a few minutes to standard robotic prostatectomy, yet attained a 95 percent continence rate among patients 16 weeks after their surgeries," explains lead researcher [...]
Adam Cresswell, The Australian Prostate cancer has overtaken colorectal cancer to become the most commonly diagnosed malignancy in Australia. And figures show that the numbers of new prostate cancer cases are rising far faster than expected. A report by the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare, to be released today, says that in contrast to [...]
