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Our blogs are written by health professionals who have expertise in the field of prostate and prostate cancer. You can therefore be assured that the information provided is precise and accurate. The many topics covered are intended to help people better understand the effects of the disease, treatment options and how to improve their quality of life.
Diagnosis of prostate cancer? 5 things to remember
You just received a diagnosis of prostate cancer? From the outset, it is important to understand three principles. First, making the right diagnosis is fundamental to choosing the best treatment. Second, prostate cancer usually grows quite slowly – delaying treatment for one, two or three months will not necessarily change your prognosis. Even so, some […]
What is successful active surveillance
Is it possible to achieve successful active surveillance? Of course. Does this mean your cancer will never progress? Not at all. But in 65-70% of cases, cancer does not progress because the patient was a good candidate for this type of treatment option. Having prostate cancer does not necessarily mean that you will be treated. […]
What I need to know before treatment
Men diagnosed with prostate cancer experience a spike in anxiety and stress. This reaction, human and normal, is likely to affect their ability to process information. Making an informed decision about treatment becomes extremely difficult and yet this decision will be among the most important in their lives. You should know that, before deciding on a treatment, […]
Treatments-Test your knowledge
Test Your Knowledge is a fun little quiz that covers five major topics related to prostate cancer: prevention, symptoms, screening, diagnosis, and treatment. You will, therefore, find below five questions testing your knowledge which relates to the fifth topic being treatments. You will find the answers at the bottom of the page. Have fun and learn more about prostate […]
Case Stories: Robert
We have already shared the case stories of Réal, Jean-Michel and Louis, Franck and Paul (Jean François et Michel), Larry and Charles (Laurent et Charles), as well as those of Eric and William (Yvon et William). Here is Robert’s, extracted from the new book edition Prostate Cancer – Understand the disease and its treatments, 2019. “[…] Robert, […]
Case Stories: Réal, Jean-Michel and Louis
We have already shared the stories of Jean-François and Michel, Laurent and Charles, as well as those of Yvon and William. Here are those of Réal, Jean-Michel and Louis, extracted from the new book edition Prostate Cancer – Understand the disease and its treatments, 2019. To learn more about the prediction tools found in these case stories, we […]
