Welcome to The Walnut!
The Walnut is the official newsletter for PCS Ottawa, currently published periodically through the year.
Every issue includes:
- 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!
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The Walnut - February, 2013 
Food, magical food, wonderful food, marvellous food, fabulous food…(from the musical “Oliver”)
Devour what you read, friends. For in this issue we are careful not to bite off more than we can chew. You’ll find sage advice – free as always – about nutrition plus more about exercise’s role.
Don’t let us catch you on the couch with a bag of chips!
The Walnut - January, 2013 
Our beloved readers may have noticed our December issue came out askew.
Some pages were up; some were down. Not unlike days with prostate cancer, come to think of it.
It goes like that in the publishing business from time to time. So we humbly apologize for any dizziness December might have caused, with or without Christmas festivities.
We will do what we can to prevent this from happening again. In the meantime, all the best to our readers for a healthy and happy 2013!
The Walnut - December, 2012 
This Walnutty issue has something for everyone, just as the season should.
From the sublime (low risk treatments and new therapies) to the ridiculous (a Dr. Ruth letter, and an elk with an itch), we always aim to do as biopsies do: make a point.
From the entire Walnut staff, a happy and safe Christmas and New Year to everyone. Even the nuts. Speaking of which, here’s this month’s burning question: Why do male elk have long antlers? See the photo on page 6 for the answer.
The Walnut - November, 2012 
MOvember is upon us. So in this issue, we’ve “stached” interesting tidbits about bio-markers and survival data, plus a terrific summary of Dr. Morgan’s October talk.
And though we’re never ambiguous about much, our Ambiguities special on page 6 poses some of the great and deep questions of our time.
But you can’t get there without first paying for pages one to five.
The Walnut - October, 2012 
Should men get their PSA checked?
Yes – No – Perhaps – Maybe – OK – Sometimes – and the debate rages on…see page 4.
Plus in this issue we learned Zytiga is now in, car shows aren’t much fun in the rain, and sometimes it’s fine not to take medication.
This special fall issue – free at newsstands from coast to coast.
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