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Next Meeting Tuesday October 18 2022 - Both in-person and Zoom
The next meeting will be held on Tuesday October 18, 2022, starting at our normal time of 10am. It will be in-person at the Uniting Church, Seddon St. Ivanhoe, and on Zoom. The guest speaker will be Dr Jane Crowe, a GP who helps to optimise the quality of life for men with prostate cancer.

The Zoom link will be in the October Newsletter.

September 2022 Newsletter now available
The September 2022 Newsletter is now available, and can be read or downloaded here.

.Start your own My Cancer Care Record
As mentioned at the December meeting, the My Cancer Care Record folder gives you a place to keep your own copy of all test results and other information about your cancer diagnosis and treatment, especially if you visit several practitioners.

Survey of prostate cancer survivors
The purpose of this survey is to achieve consensus on essential elements of care that health professionals can implement to provide optimal dietary and exercise care to cancer survivors, and referrals to dietitians and exercise specialists.

The survey can be taken on-line at https://survey.qut.edu.au/f/195931/1328/ and further information can be obtained from Ria Joseph at ria.joseph@qut.edu.au.

Graph paper to plot PSA levels
If you want to plot your PSA level over time to estimate the doubling interval, you can download log/linear graph paper at the link below.

Check out the Movember True North link below
See the new Movember True North link in the links below.  It has much helpful information to help those impacted by prostate cancer, and their families.

New prostate cancer glossary
Click on Prostate Cancer Glossary in the menu at the top of each page to see the extensive glossary of terms used in articles on prostate cancer.

Exercise and Hormone Therapy
Click here to view a short extract from the book Prostate Cancer and Hormone Therapy - 4 ways to improve your life, summarising the benefits of exercise..

Watch videos of past guest speaker talks.
View very informative videos of past meetings.  They all contain really helpful information and are well worth viewing.

Check out the PCFA Online Community web site
This web site is a really valuable resource with a forum where you can ask questions and join discussions, read its research blog, view informative videos and see answers to frequently asked questions.  Because it is managed by the Prostate Cancer Foundation of Australia you know that the information is up-to-date and reliable. See the link below.

Prostate Cancer Foundation Information Sheet on Corona Virus and Prostate Cancer
Click here to see the information sheet.

Links

  • Prostate Cancer Foundation of Australia
  • PCFA Online Community
  • True North
  • Graph paper to plot PSA levels over time
  • My Cancer Care Record
  • Us TOO PC Education & Support Network
  • Prostate Cancer Foundation (USA)
  • Cancer Council Victoria
  • EX-MED cancer program
  • Continence Foundation of Australia
  • Prostmate
  • beyondblue
  • Australian Advanced Prostate Cancer Support Group
  • Gay & Bisexual Prostate Cancer Support Group
  • University of California at San Francisco Patients' Guide to Prostate Cancer
  • Commonwealth site for palliative care
  • Banksia Palliative Care

Newsletters

  • PAACT Newsletter
  • PCRI Prostate Digest
  • US TOO Hotsheet

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