Prostate Cancer Awareness Month – Local Area Partner Organizations Light Up In Blue for September
September is Prostate Cancer Awareness Month, and several of PCSO’s local partner organizations are ‘Lighting Up In Blue’ to join hundreds of other locations across Canada to increase awareness of the importance of early detection of this highly treatable disease. Click Read More below to see our gallery of some great photos.
The Great Big C Team to Compete Again in Carleton Place Dragon Boat Festival
With one more practice to go this Thursday evening, 5 September, at the Rideau Canoe Club, the Great Big C dragon boat team will be all set to compete in the Carleton Place Dragon Boat Festival on Saturday, September 7, 2024.
Winchester District Memorial Hospital Prostate Cancer Awareness Clinic Saturday, 14 September 2024
FREE PSA Testing! If you are a man over 40, save Saturday, Sept. 14th for a FREE PSA (Prostate-specific antigen) blood test.
Prostate Cancer Foundation Canada Monthly Debrief August 2024
Check out the Prostate Cancer Foundation Canada Monthly Debrief for the latest in national-level news, webinars, meetings and events for August 2024.
Ottawa Cancer Foundation – Community Cancer Hub Update September 2024
Check out new programs, clinics, classes on fitness, Reiki, diet and much more at the Ottawa Regional Cancer Foundation’s Community Cancer Hub in September 2024.
City of Ottawa Proclamation – Prostate Cancer Awareness Month September 2024
Ottawa City Mayor Mark Sutcliffe has signed into effect an official Proclamation of September 2024 as Prostate Cancer Awareness Month.
‘Light Up In Blue’ for September 2024 Prostate Cancer Awareness Month
September is Prostate Cancer Awareness Month. You can check out Prostate Cancer Foundation Canada’s ‘LIGHT UP IN BLUE’ webpage to order a free blue light bulb, see the locations and landmarks across Canada that will be ‘Lighting up in Blue’ for September, enter a photo contest and more. Take advantage of this opportunity to focus on increasing awareness of this highly treatable disease affecting Canadian men and their families.
PCS Ottawa Donates $10,000 to Winchester District Memorial Hospital Foundation
On July 16, 2024, the Winchester District Memorial Hospital Foundation accepted a donation of $10,000 from Prostate Cancer Support Ottawa.
The Great Big C Team to Compete Again in Carleton Place Dragon Boat Festival
Once again, the Great Big C dragon boat team is recruiting volunteers, this time to compete in the Carleton Place Dragon Boat Festival on Saturday, September 7, 2024.
14th Annual Portuguese Week Golf Tournament
PCSO Board members attended Elcro’s 14th annual Portuguese Week Golf Tournament to express thanks for their support.
Prostate Cancer Foundation Canada Monthly Debrief July 2024
Check out the Prostate Cancer Foundation Canada Monthly Debrief for the latest in national-level news, webinars, meetings and events for July 2024.
It’s Time Again for the Annual PCSO Barbecue!
It’s time again to relax and get together for our annual PCSO barbecue at the beautiful Maplesoft-Jones Centre!
Novartis Inviting Ontario Prostate Cancer Patients to Join a Patient Advisory Board
Prostate Cancer Foundation Canada has been approached by Novartis to help recruit 8 Ontario patients with metastatic castration-resistant prostate cancer (mCRPC) for a patient advisory board. The goal of the advisory board will be to identify what is most important to people living with metastatic castration-resistant prostate cancer and to use these insights to support the development of meaningful patient support tools. The aggregate, anonymized data can also be used to add to the academic literature available on this particular subset of men with prostate cancer.
If you are interested, please click Read More below to see the Recruitment Flyer and send an email to: .(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address).
Presentation Materials Available: Nutrition and Prostate Cancer
From our regular monthly meeting on 20 May 2024, guest speaker Jill Burns has provided us with several links to articles on various subjects discussed during her presentation Nutrition and Prostate Cancer the meeting. To view these materials, please click on Read More below.
The ‘Great Big C’ Men’s Cancer Survivors Team Wins Big at the 2024 Ottawa Dragon Boat Festival
PCSO sponsored, and PCSO members participated in the 2024 Ottawa Dragon Boat Festival, held at Moodie’s Bay the weekend of 21-23 June. Here’s their story and photos.
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