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.
Walnut issues typically contain.
- Recaps of PCSO meetings and events
- Announcements about upcoming meetings and events
- Health and nutrition news
- Survivor stories
- Updates on new, innovative prostate and recurrent cancer treatment
- Research and diagnostics
- Photos, funny moments…and anything else we can come up with!
The Walnut Archive
The Walnut, Winter 2018 
Spotlight on Treatments
This issue discusses:
- An overview of treatment options—including genetic links to the disease, immunotherapies and other emerging treatments
- The role of clinical trials in testing new treatment options
- Personal accounts from a cancer survivor in Ottawa who has participated in a clinical trial, and from an Ottawa oncologist involved in clinical trials
The Walnut, November 2017
Special Conference Issue
The PCSO conference, “Prostate Cancer—Discover the Future” was held in Ottawa September 15-16, 2017. This issue provides:
- Event highlights
- Links to video clips
- Recap of speakers and panelists
The Walnut, Autumn 2017
Caregivers
In this issue, we look at:
- How caregivers can help to meet the psycho-social needs of patients as part of a comprehensive treatment approach
- The impact of caregiving on families and friends
- How caregivers can find support themselves to continue the crucial and sometimes difficult roles they play
The Walnut, Summer 2017
Values and Preferences as Part of Treatment Decisions
This issue looks at “big picture” of values and our health system, exploring:
- The perspectives of health care providers
- How vital it is that treatment and care take into account the individual needs, preferences and values of men facing treatment decisions
The Walnut, Spring 2017
Prostate Cancer and Mental Health
In this issue, we explore:
- How depression, stress, fatigue, pain and psycho-social factors affect men with prostate cancer
- Anxiety pre-testing and while awaiting test results
- How confusion over various interventions adds to anxiety and depression
- How men and their loved ones can get mental health support
We thank you for your continued support!
Volunteer
Get involved with PCS Ottawa.
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!