Prostate cancer
September is Prostate Cancer Awareness Month. While progress has been made, prostate cancer is still the most commonly diagnosed cancer among men in Canada.
September is Prostate Cancer Awareness Month, a month to join together to transform the future of prostate cancer for the 27,900 men in Canada expected to be diagnosed this year. Prostate cancer is one of the least preventable cancers, making advancements in prostate cancer treatment so important.
You can help save and improve lives by making a donation today to fund groundbreaking research to better detect and treat prostate cancer.
Your support funds innovative research
“Thanks to donor support, cancer researchers are venturing into research that at one point was considered impossible.” – Karan Parekh, CCS-funded researcher
Doctoral student Karan Parekh and his CCS-funded research supervisor Dr Alexander Wyatt are developing a blood test to better predict treatment response in patients with aggressive prostate cancer – which could enable doctors to tailor the best treatment to each person and help save more lives.
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What is prostate cancer?
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Saving and improving lives
1 in 8 men will be diagnosed with prostate cancer in their lifetime.
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Black men and those with family history are at higher risk.
Talk to your healthcare provider to see if the prostate-specific antigen (PSA) test is right for you.