Regular PCSO meeting Thursday, 16 April 2026 – Dr. Ian Paterson, Cardiologist, University of Ottawa Heart Institute
Our regular monthly PCSO meeting for October will be at the Ottawa Cancer Foundation’s Maplesoft-Jones Centre [MAP] on 16 April 2026, starting at 5:30 pm. Our guest speaker will be Dr. Ian Paterson, Cardiologist at the University of Ottawa Heart Institute.
Dr. Paterson’s topic will be “Unraveling the Link between Prostate Cancer, its Treatments and Heart Disease”. The presentation will review current treatments for prostate cancer, examine potential links with heart disease, and discuss strategies to prevent this from occurring.
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Please Join Us for a PCSO Social Get-together Thursday, 7 May 2026
Please come on out and join us in-person for a relaxed social drop-in at the Maplesoft-Jones Centre. All are welcome – members, newcomers, and partners/caregivers.
PCSO Chairman’s ‘What Happened January – December 2025 at PCS Ottawa’ Report
Have a look through our brief summary of Prostate Cancer Support Ottawa happenings in 2025. It was another wonderful year of new memberships, fundraising, awareness events and social get-togethers. As we look forward to continued growth in supporting individuals and their partners and families in 2025 and beyond, we extend our sincerest thanks to our generous members, volunteers, and donors for your contributions to this successful year.
PCSO Bernie Geiger’s Wonderful Gift to our 2025 Christmas Party Attendees
Bernie prepared lovely table decorations for all the attendees at last year’s PCSO Christmas party, that included a wonderful message of hope for everyone affected by prostate cancer. Click the Read More link below for a photo of Bernie’s thoughtful creation. Thanks Bernie, and best wishes to all for a happy 2026!
Tamarack Ottawa Race Weekend
Mark your calendars for May 23-24, 2026, when the Tamarack Ottawa Race Weekend returns with a range of distances and events to suit every runner. The Prostate Cancer Foundation Canada is proud to be one of the official charities, and we warmly invite you to join our PCFC team!
UBC PhD Candidate Invites Voluntary Participants For a Study on Men’s Post-Prostatectomy Experiences
Christy Chan is a PhD candidate with the UBC Men’s Health Research Program, working under the supervision of Dr. John Oliffe.
Her research study on men’s post-prostatectomy experiences has a focus on mental health, relationships, peer support, and healthcare service use. The aim of the research findings is to contribute to the development of targeted, gender-responsive interventions to help support men living with prostate cancer.
Participants will receive an honorarium for their time and contribution to the study.
3RD Annual Curl for Hope Bonspiel, Carleton Place Curling Club, Saturday 29 November
Are you a curler? The 3rd Annual Curl for Hope Bonspiel is looking for additional teams (and single players looking to join a team). This year’s event is taking place on Saturday, November 29th and promises a full day of curling activities, meals included and refreshments will be available at the bar. The winning team will receive a cash prize!
PCS Ottawa Now Offering Prostate Cancer Awareness Presentation/Events in Ottawa, Eastern Ontario and the Outaouais
We are offering interested groups in the Ottawa, Eastern Ontario and Outaouais regions the opportunity to learn about what Prostate Cancer Support Ottawa does to help men and their families impacted by prostate cancer.
Amazing New Personal Story on PCSO Member Richard Pell
Click the Read More link below to take in a PC-PEP podcast covering the remarkable story of stage 4 prostate cancer survivor and PCSO member Richard Pell.
PCS Ottawa to Cease Production of The Walnut Newsletter
With regret, we must announce that we will cease production and posting of our PCSO newsletter The Walnut. It has not been possible to engage a full-time volunteer editor for this key element of communicating with our membership and visitors to our website. Many thanks to our devoted Walnut readers over the years.
We also extend our sincere gratitude to PCSO Board member Chuck Graham for producing the year-end editions of The Walnut for 2022 and 2023. It’s a complex, time-consuming task which Chuck assumed on top of his own busy schedule, to produce excellent collections of articles and stories of PCSO activities.
Back editions of the Walnut may be viewed by clicking on the Read More button below.
Video of Dr. Ong’s Presentation 16 October 2025 - Breakthroughs in Advanced Prostate Cancer
In response to several inquiries, we’ve now made available on our Videos page Dr. Michael Ong’s excellent presentation on Breakthroughs in Advanced Prostate Cancer, recorded at our regular monthly meeting on 16 October 2025. Our thanks to Dr. Ong for his well-received talk, which was followed with lively discussion and lots of questions, and to Graham Thompson of the Ottawa Hospital Foundation for coordinating the participation of Dr. Ong and his patient Mr. Larry Trickey.
We thank you for your continued support!
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Prostate Cancer Support Ottawa provides speakers, professionally designed display units and accompanying literature for use at health fairs, sporting events, in shopping malls…any place people gather.
Contact us for more information on hosting an awareness event!