Support groups
Support groups
Support groups provide a safe space where you can share your experiences, find comfort, and receive advice from others facing prostate cancer.
Groupe de soutien du cancer de la prostate de Montréal – CHUM
Centre intégré de cancérologie
Contact: Claude Chicoine
Tel.: 514-890-8000 poste 24619
E-mail: prostatechum@gmail.com
Website: www.soutienprostatechum.org
Prostate Cancer Support Group – Montreal and West Island
West Island Prostate Cancer Support Group
Contact: Steve Robertson
Tel.: 514-694-6412
E-mail: pcsg.mtlwi@gmail.com
Website: www.mtlwiprostcansupportgrp.ca
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Additional Information - Support for you
How I coped with prostate cancer
A man with prostate cancer shares the challenges of his cancer experience.
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.
Diagnosis and treatment
Recently diagnosed with cancer? Educate yourself to fully understand your situation.
Your role as a patient
You’ve been diagnosed with prostate cancer? Your role is as important as that of your medical team.
Urinary, sexual or intestinal problems
This webinar offers guidance on managing urinary, erectile, and intestinal functions after prostate cancer treatment.
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.
Temporary erectile dysfonction due to treatement
Watch this webinar for advice on regaining your sexuality and redefining intimacy and self-image after prostate cancer treatment.
Walking Can Increase the Chance to Conquer Cancer
The Guardian recently published an encouraging study from the Macmillan Cancer Support claiming moderate intensity exercise like walking can significantly reduce the chance of dying from cancer. The study suggests that patients with prostate cancer can reduce their risk by 30% if they walk a 20 minutes everyday or 1.6 km. The exercise has to […]
Tomatoes Help Fight Prostate Cancer
New research suggests that men who eat over 10 portions a week of tomatoes have a significantly lower risk of developing prostate cancer. Researchers at Universities of Bristol, Cambridge and Oxford published the first of its kind study in the medical journal Cancer Epidemiology, Biomarkers and Prevention. The research consisted of a comparison between the […]
Exercise as a means to improve quality of life in men with prostate cancer
A recent an encouraging study from the Macmillan Cancer Support claiming moderate intensity exercise like walking can significantly reduce the chance of dying from cancer.
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