Videos of Courage
Videos of Courage
Videos of Courage
A cancer diagnosis often triggers a wide range of emotions and uncertainties and requires you to make choices. In such cases, it can be helpful to learn how others have dealt with this disease.
On our PROCURE YouTube channel, you can watch testimonials narrated with kindness and candor by individuals touched by prostate cancer. We are very grateful to them. If you wish to do the same, don’t hesitate to contact us at info@procure.ca so we can guide you on producing your own video testimonial and how to send it to us.
There are a number of treatments for prostate cancer. Depending on your stage and grade, your age, health, medical and family history, you may have several options. The decision is never easy. While Alain took the option of active surveillance, Winston preferred a complete removal of the prostate. Find out how 4 of our patients made their treatment choice.
Many people have advance notice of prostate cancer screening and diagnosis, they believe that only a digital rectal exam can detect it. Yet other solutions, which will reassure the most reluctant, exist. Our patients say it better than we do, talk openly to your doctor about the risk factors for prostate cancer, because there’s nothing to be embarrassed about!
Learning that you have cancer is never easy. It’s like the world is falling apart on your head. When you hear the word “cancer”, everything is turned upside down and a multitude of emotions, worries and concerns overwhelm you. It is a hard blow that you MUST NOT live alone! It is important and necessary to find support, to express your emotions and to talk openly about what is bothering you. While Jean preferred not to tell his family, he was able to find comfort through our 7/7 support line that connects him to nurses specialized in uro-oncology. Alain, on the other hand, found support with his children. But they are all out of the woods, and we have to talk about it!
Our patients are unanimous that open and honest communication is essential to deal with these changes. Whether it’s that famous erectile problem that men don’t talk about or urinary incontinence, these side effects don’t make you less than a man. Although your virility seems to be affected, what matters is your health and our patients have understood this. Here is the testimony of Winston, Claude, Alain and Jean, who will help you forget the prejudices you have!
On our PROCURE YouTube channel, you can watch testimonials narrated with kindness and candor by individuals touched by prostate cancer. We are very grateful to them. If you wish to do the same, don’t hesitate to contact us at info@procure.ca so we can guide you on producing your own video testimonial and how to send it to us.
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Additional Information - Testimonials
Urologist’s advice: Treatments and information on prostate cancer
Learn more about the role of the urologist and the importance for a patient to gather adequate information after receiving a prostate cancer diagnosis.
How I coped with prostate cancer
A man with prostate cancer shares the challenges of his cancer experience.
Your role as a patient
You’ve been diagnosed with prostate cancer? Your role is as important as that of your medical team.
Diagnosis and treatment
Recently diagnosed with cancer? Educate yourself to fully understand your situation.
Everything to know about radical surgery
Considering radical surgery for your cancer treatment? Watch this webinar to learn about the procedure, its benefits, drawbacks, and suitability for you.
Urinary and sexual problems after treatment
Prostate cancer treatments can lead to side effects, such as erectile dysfunction and urinary incontinence, which vary in intensity and duration.
Surveillance, surgery or radiation therapy?
Diagnosed with prostate cancer? Several treatment options are available based on the stage, age, and your health.
Active surveillance as a treatment option?
Did you know that in many cases it is not necessary to treat prostate cancer?
Understanding HIFU treatment for localized prostate cancer
HIFU treatment (High-Intensity Focused Ultrasound), a type of focal therapy, is an innovative approach for treating intermediate-risk localized prostate cancer that is well-visualized on MRI. Although widely used globally, mainly in private clinics or within strict research frameworks, it remains relatively uncommon in Quebec and Canada. It is not yet recognized as a standard treatment […]
I have 4 treatment options; confused, you say?
If being diagnosed with prostate cancer is a massive blow for men, the treatment options can quickly become a headache…
Me a guinea pig?
Did you know that participating in a clinical trial advances medical science and improves the lot of patients for future generations?
Active surveillance in 5 points
As surprising as it may seem, your doctor may prefer to wait before starting treatment.
If I had been given the choice
If I had been given the choice, I would have opted for active surveillance! Rest assured that if your prostate cancer has little risk of progressing and you are a good candidate, the active surveillance option will be offered to you. Indeed, in many cases, it is not necessary to treat this type of cancer. […]
The importance of medical monitoring
Have you been or are currently being treated for prostate cancer? In such a case, it pays to know the facts to fully understand the importance of medical monitoring. After a diagnosis of cancer, you will normally be followed by your urologist for several years. Depending on your type of cancer and treatment, this follow-up […]
Why am I receiving hormone therapy?
Why am I receiving hormone therapy? Has your doctor recommended hormone therapy to treat your prostate cancer? Prostate cancer is a hormone-sensitive type of cancer, meaning its development is stimulated by male hormones: androgens and, more particularly, testosterone. Hormone therapy works by preventing your body from making or using these hormones, which stops your cancer from growing […]
Prostate cancer: Advances in radiation therapy
If you have been diagnosed with prostate cancer, your doctor will consider many factors before recommending the best treatment. For many of you, this may mean external and/or internal radiation therapy. There are also advances in radiation therapy. These include more sensitive and specific functional imaging called PET PSMA, new and more effective hormone therapies, […]
Permanent brachytherapy: What exactly is it?
Permanent brachytherapy often called low dose rate brachytherapy, administers very small doses of radiation. They are emitted from small sources containing radioactive iodine, called “iodine 125”. These sources look like grains of rice. They stay in your prostate forever. However, their radioactivity decreases over time. After 6 months, 95% of the radioactivity has disappeared. The presence of these sources does not cause any long […]
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