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June 2007 Volume 1 #1
Zometa helps with bone pain
HIFU: A new treatment for PCa
On your team against PCa
CPCN welcomes new directors
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ZOMETA HELPS WITH BONE PAIN
by John Hoffman
About a year ago, things were not going well for Terry Bubbs. The 59-year-old from Winnipeg, Manitoba was having various bone problems related to metastatic prostate cancer: pain, lightheadedness, and what he refers to as a general wobbliness....
Discover how a trip to the CUA meeting in Halifax leads to Terry's treatment with Zometa, a drug that relieved some of his symptoms and became available to treat Manitoba men with bone metastatic prostate cancer. |
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HIFU: A NEW TREATMENT FOR PCa
by Val Lapp
Bill Hall and his wife Anne run a lumber business in Renfrew, Ontario.... So when Bill’s urologist recommended hormone therapy followed by radiation to treat Bill’s prostate cancer, the couple were very concerned....
Then Bill heard about HIFU (High Intensity Focused Ultrasound), a non-invasive prostate cancer treatment, and called a private Toronto clinic for more information. |
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ON YOUR TEAM AGAINST PCa
CPCN, with the generous support of sanofi-aventis Canada Inc., is staging a new awareness campaign on the benefits of teamwork in the fight against prostate cancer. Urologists and prostate cancer support groups across Canada will receive display units and rack cards that outline the advantages to men battling prostate cancer of pulling together a team of health care professionals, family and friends, and prostate cancer support group members. |
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CPCN WELCOMES THREE DIRECTORS
Heightened public awareness about the benefits of support groups (not to mention the growing prestige of the CPCN) is evident when you are introduced to the three newest members of the CPCN Board of Directors: William Kennedy, Murray Gordan, and David Stanger (pictured opposite). The men also represent the geographic reach of our organization, coming as they do from eastern, central, and western Canada. |
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