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“The voice of prostate cancer in Canada” is a registered trade-mark of The Canadian Prostate Cancer Network

The Canadian Prostate Cancer Network speaks for thousands of men and their families who, each year, are diagnosed with prostate cancer. With our 120 affiliated support groups across Canada we:
  		•  help individuals and their families understand and cope with prostate cancer by providing up to date medical information and individual support
  		• lobby for increased funding for research, treatment facilities and programs
  		• promote the importance of early detection through public awareness campaigns


    More Support for PSA Testing Award-winning science writer Tom Keenan argues that Alberta should "pony up for prostate tests" that use PSA as an early diagnostic tool. And researchers speculate that the more widespread use of PSA testing in the US might have resulted in a steeper decline in mortality rates for prostate cancer in that country than in the UK.


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    Although July is often a break time for support groups, a period of relaxation before the CPCN conference in August, one man will be “talking the talk and walking the walk” for prostate cancer awareness and research this July. The Azevedo Memorial Walk for Prostate Cancer, organized by Torontonian Antonio Azevedo, gets underway July 1, 2008.
    Calgary Conference Coming Soon!
    Avoid the stampede and register soon for the fifth annual CPCN national prostate cancer conference (August 3-5). Check out some of the special opportunities, from a breakfast meeting on the challenges couples face when men are undergoing hormone therapy to tickets to the world famous Cirque du Soleil.