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.
City of Ottawa Proclamation – Prostate Cancer Awareness Month September 2025
PCS Ottawa Board Chair Al Carl recently applied to the City of Ottawa to have September 2025 proclaimed as Prostate Cancer Awareness Month. Once the approval process was complete, the text of the Proclamation was prepared in both official languages. The City of Ottawa Office of Protocol then advised us that Mayor Mark Sutcliffe had signed the Proclamation into official existence.
We sincerely appreciate the City of Ottawa’s commitment to help us raise awareness of this disease and its effect on men and their families in the Ottawa and Eastern Ontario region through various activities and events planned for September 2025. Thank you!
Prostate Cancer Foundation Canada Monthly Update June 2025
Check out the Prostate Cancer Foundation Canada Monthly Debrief for the latest in national-level news, webinars, meetings and events for June 2025.
Interested in a PCSO Golf Tournament This Summer?
Come on out for a relaxing game of golf with your PCSO friends and colleagues. All we have to do is pick a date and make up a few foursomes for an enjoyable day. All are welcome – members, newcomers, and partners/caregivers, and lunch will be on us!
The PCFC Father’s Virtual Day Walk Run Event
Prostate Cancer Foundation Canada is hosting their 2025 Virtual Father’s Day Walk Run event again this year. It is run in parallel with the various in-person Father’s Day events across Canada.
Prostate Cancer Support Ottawa Events
Prostate Cancer Support Ottawa participates in several local Ottawa area and Eastern Ontario community events each year. These events primarily serve as opportunities to pursue our mandate to promote awareness of prostate cancer, including early diagnosis, treatment options and available resources. Information for each event will be posted to the calendar here as it becomes available. We hope you’ll come out to enjoy yourselves, meet some of our members and learn about prostate cancer.
We thank you for your continued support!
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Prostate Cancer Support Ottawa is 100% volunteer-run.
Help promote prostate cancer awareness
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!