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Validation Committee Members
We would like to thank Luc Valiquette, MD, Urologist, Surgeon and Full Professor of Surgery at the CHUM, for his valuable collaboration in setting up the Validation Committee, responsible for the review of medical content published by PROCURE.
- Nawar Hanna, MD – Urologist – Maisonneuve-Rosemont Hospital (HMR), Montreal
- Vincent Trudeau, MD – Urologist – Regional University Affiliated Hospital (CHAUR) (Hospital), Trois-Rivières
- Roger Valdivieso, MD – Urologist – Hospital Cité de la Santé, Laval
- Malek Meskawi – Urologist – CIUSS North Island, Montreal
- Stéphanie Gazdovich – Urologist
- Anne-Sophie Valiquette – Urologist
- Suzanne Thibeault – Urology nurse, retired, B.Sc.N.
- Ellen Kucharski – Urology nurse, retired, B.Sc.N.
- Sandra Filopoulos – Nurse, B.Sc.N.
Our contributors for the original content of the website
- Armen Aprikian, M.D. – Chief of Urology, MUHC (Montreal General)
- Jean-Paul Bahary, M.D. – Radio-Oncologist, CHUM (Notre-Dame)
- Boris Bahoric, M.D. – Radio-Oncologist, Sir Mortimer B. Davis – Jewish General Hospital
- Michel Carmel, M.D. – Chief of Urology, CHUS (Fleurimont)
- Serge Carrier, M.D. – Director, Sexual Dysfunction Clinic, Sir Mortimer B. Davis – Jewish General Hospital
- Sylvie Dubois, N. – Doctoral Candidate, School of Nursing – McGill University
- Isabelle Grégoire, N. – Urology Nurse, Sir Mortimer B. Davis – Jewish General Hospital
- Jean-Pierre Guay, M.D. – Radio-Oncologist, CHUM (Notre-Dame)
- Pierre Karakiewicz, M.D. – Urologist, CHUM (St. Luc)
- Louis Lacombe, M.D. – Urologist-Oncologist, CHUQ (L’Hôtel-Dieu de Québec)
- Paul Perrotte, M.D. – Urologist, CHUM (St. Luc)
- Fred Saad, M.D. – Urologist-Oncologist, Head, Urologic Oncology of CHUM (Notre-Dame)
- Anna Towers, M.D. – Director, Palliative Care Division, MUHC
- Luc Valiquette , M.D. (Chair) – Chief of Urology, CHUM (St. Luc)
In addition, we thank the authors Dr. Fred Saad and Dr. Michael McCormack and Annika Parance Publishing for the permission to use portion of the content that we have drawn from the book – Prostate cancer – understanding the disease and its treatments. This book is offered free of charge by PROCURE, simply contact us at 1 855 899-2873.
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Genetic predisposition to prostate cancer
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States of prostate cancer post-treatment
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Your role as a patient
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Sources and references
Last medical and editorial review: April 2024. See our web page validation committee and our collaborators by clicking here.