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May 2017

  • Saskatoon Prostate Cancer Support Group
  • 2017
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Will we soon have a jab for prostate cancer? Experts unveil a vaccine that could provide a cure for the disease

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  • Vaccine that treats the disease by stimulating the immune system is being tested
  • Jab stopped tumours from spreading for 77%  of cancer patients in the trial
  • And 45 per cent of patients in the clinical trial experienced tumour shrinkage
  • Prostate cancer is one of the most common cancers, affecting one in seven men 

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  • New prostate cancer drugs can give an extra 2 years to men with advanced disease
  • Black patients more likely to be excluded from prostate cancer trials – despite having a MUCH higher risk of the disease
  • Precision drug for prostate that uses a man’s genetic make-up may help 3,000 cancer patients
  • Prostate cancer deaths overtake those from breast cancer
  • We need better screening – and new drugs, says prostate cancer treatment pioneer PROF JONATHAN WAXMAN

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  • New prostate cancer drugs can give an extra 2 years to men with advanced disease
  • Black patients more likely to be excluded from prostate cancer trials – despite having a MUCH higher risk of the disease
  • Precision drug for prostate that uses a man’s genetic make-up may help 3,000 cancer patients

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RE: COVID-19

Due to Coronavirus, the Regular monthly Saskatoon Prostate Cancer Support Group meetings are CANCELLED until further notice. People can call me at (306) 260-0088 or email me at murray@SPCSG.ca for more information.