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spaceAboutProstate Cancer Canada is the only national foundation dedicated to the elimination of prostate cancer through research, education, support and awareness.

VisionTo be a global leader in the fight against prostate cancer, earning the enthusiasm and support of Canadians through integ-rity, compassion and innovation.

MissionTo raise funds for the development of programs related to awareness, public education, advocacy, support of those affected, and research into the prevention, detection, treatment and cure of prostate cancer.

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Prostate cancer is the most common cancer to afflict Canadian men.

1 in 6 men will be diagnosed with the disease during his lifetime.

Over 90% of prostate cancer cases are curable if detected and treated in their earliest stages.

Those with a family history of the disease or those of African or Caribbean descent are at a greater risk of getting prostate cancer.

Prostate cancer is turning up in men in their 40s.

What is Prostate cancer?The prostate has three functions. It pro-duces fluid for semen, which helps move sperm during orgasm; it makes prostate specific antigen (PSA), a protein; and it helps to control the flow of urine.

Prostate cancer occurs when cells in the prostate start to grow uncontrollably. In general, men with prostate cancer have several small tumours in the prostate.

In most cases, prostate tumours grow slowly, and it usually takes years for tumours to become large enough to be detectable, and even longer for them to spread out of the prostate. However, a small number of men have aggressive prostate cancers that grow and spread quickly.

If left untreated, prostate cancer cells can spread to other parts of the body and produce secondary tumours (me-tastases). At this point, the chances of a cure are much lower. Prostate cancer can spread to any part of the body but common areas include bones and lymph nodes.

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Age: A man’s risk of prostate cancer increases quickly after age 50. However, 80% of all cases are diagnosed in men over age 65.

Diet: Men who eat a high-fat, low-fibre diet have a higher rate of developing prostate can-cer. Saturated fat increases the testosterone that may encourage cancer cell growth.

environment: Certain occupations present a higher risk. Agriculture work is linked to a 40% risk increase due to cancer-causing carcino-gens found in some insecticides.

family history: Ten to 15% of men with prostate cancer have a family history of the disease. The more first-degree relatives (father, brother) with the disease, the greater the risk.

ethnicity: Risk increases for some ethnicities. The disease is 65% more common among men of African or Caribbean descent (vs. Caucasian - American men). Diet, genetics and lack of vitamin D may play roles in these differences.

Weight: Overweight men are at higher risk. Obese men are 2.5 times more likely to die of prostate cancer than men of the same age and the same stage of cancer that are of average weight.

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Early screening, diagnosis and treatment can quickly improve the long-term progno-sis of prostate cancer.

Prostate cancer has no symptoms in its earliest stages, so all men should talk to their doctors about a prostate exam, including a digital rectal exam.

Men age 40 should get a prostate specific antigen (PSA) blood test to establish a baseline PSA value, repeating the test every 5 years until age 50.

Men at higher risk (those with a family his-tory and/or those of African or Caribbean descent) should start annual PSA testing at age 40.

Men age 50 and above should have an-nual or semi-annual PSA monitoring.

For more information, please visit prostatecancer.ca

2 Lombard Street, 3rd FloorToronto, Ontario M5C 1M1

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Tel 416 441 2131Toll-free 1 888 255 0333Fax 416 441 2325

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