Canadians underestimate difficulty of coping with prostate cancer’s impact on sex life TORONTO Nov 29, 2012: Two recent Leger Marketing surveys probing Canadians’ perceptions of the most difficult things to deal with if faced with a diagnosis of prostate cancer illustrate a significant gap in appreciating quality of life issues associated with the disease. For instance, according to the surveys, while Canadians in general (32%) and men
Month: November 2012
CCSN calls for timely access to targeted bone therapies for patients with advanced prostate cancer in BC
November 12, 2012 – The Canadian Cancer Survivor Network is deeply concerned that men, in British Columbia, with advanced prostate cancer that has spread to their bones are not receiving the same evidence-based care as patients in other provinces. Patients in British Columbia are being denied access to bone targeted treatment at the appropriate time in therapy. Men whose cancer has spread, or metastasised, to their