What's New
Regular PCSO meeting Thursday, 16 October 2025 – Dr. Michael Ong, Associate Professor, Medical Oncologist, The Ottawa Hospital
Our regular monthly PCSO meeting for October will be at the Ottawa Cancer Foundation’s Maplesoft-Jones Centre [MAP] on 16 October 2025, starting at 6:00 pm. Our guest speaker will be Dr. Michael Ong, medical oncologist and associate professor at the Ottawa Hospital.
We also will be welcoming Mr. Larry Trickey to this meeting. Larry successfully underwent immunotherapy for his prostate cancer under Dr. Ong’s care. Click on this link to read the remarkable story of Larry’s immunotherapy journey.
PCS Ottawa Peer Support Highlighted in Ottawa Cancer Foundation’s Living Well Newsletter Autumn 2025 Edition
The Autumn 2025 edition of the Ottawa Cancer Foundation’s Living Well newsletter features a short article on the Peer Support function of Prostate Cancer Support Ottawa, with comments by PCSO Board Chair Al Carl and PCSO Peer Support Team Lead Terry Day. Have a look at page 4 of the newsletter, available by clicking on the Read More link below.
PCSO-Sponsored Dragon Boat Teams Finish 2025 Season at 6 September Carleton Place Festival
The Great Big C and the We Beat U dragon boat teams celebrated their season-ending day of racing and camaraderie, and took away some trophies too.
Winchester District Memorial Hospital Prostate Cancer Awareness Clinic Saturday, 13 September 2025
‘Light Up In Blue’ for September 2025 Prostate Cancer Awareness Month
September is Prostate Cancer Awareness Month. You can get into the spirit of bringing more awareness to your neighbourhood community about the diagnosis and treatment of prostate cancer, the most prevalent form of cancer among men after nonmelanoma skin cancer.
PCSO reps appear on CTV Ottawa Morning for September Prostate Cancer Awareness Month
PCSO Board Chair Al Carl and Peer Support Team Lead Terry Day appeared on CTV Ottawa Morning Live show on 02 September to discuss Mayor Mark Sutcliffe’s recent declaration of September as Prostate Cancer Awareness Month in Ottawa. The interview is available by clicking the Read More button below.
2023 Wrap-up
The Walnut is the official newsletter for PCS Ottawa, currently published periodically through the year.
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