Prostate Cancer

• Ontario funding new treatment for advanced-stage prostate cancer

  Health Canada approved Pluvicto in August 2022, but patients have been waiting since then for provincial health plans to announce coverage.

  Canada

  Jan 14
  
• ‘We’ll continue to ride for him’: Calgary motorcycle community pays tribute to fallen member

  A line of motorcycles drove through southwest Calgary Monday morning, honouring a bike group member who died of cancer earlier this month.

  Canada

  Nov 11, 2024
  
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• Jewish General Hospital physicians hail medical procedures for prostate cancer patients

  The two procedures being used at the Jewish General are irreversible electroporation (IRE) as well as the high intensity focused ultrasound (HIFU).

  Health

  Jul 20, 2024
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• Ride for Dad roars through Okanagan raising funds for prostate cancer

  Hundreds of motorcycles roared through the Okanagan today for the annual Ride for Dad.

  Health

  Jun 9, 2024
• Farewell ceremony to be held for singer Karl Tremblay next week in Montreal

  Quebec Premier François Legault announced Wednesday that the lead singer of Les Cowboys Fringants will be honoured at a tribute event at the Bell Centre on Tuesday.

  Canada

  Nov 22, 2023
• Quebec premier offers national funeral for Les Cowboys Fringants singer Karl Tremblay

  Tremblay disclosed his diagnosis with prostate cancer in July 2022 and continued to perform with his band while undergoing chemotherapy this year.

  Entertainment

  Nov 16, 2023
• New Alberta ClarityDX prostate cancer blood test ‘groundbreaking’: developers

  The ClarityDX test is touted as three times more accurate at discovering clinically significant prostate cancer than current screening methods.

  Health

  Sep 28, 2023
• Saskatoon morning news rewind: Monday, Sept. 11

  Here's a look back on who was on 'Global News Morning Saskatoon' for Monday, Sept. 11.

  Sep 11, 2023
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• Cancer cases soared 79% globally among young adults over past 3 decades: study

  While cancer tends to be more common in older people, the evidence suggests that cases among the under 50s have been rising in many parts of the world since the 1990s.

  Health

  Sep 5, 2023
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• Higher risk of aggressive prostate cancer in Indigenous men, study shows

  The study, published Monday in the journal Cancer, looked at prostate cancer screening data among almost 1.5 million men in Alberta between 2014 and 2022.

  Health

  Jul 10, 2023