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Prostate Cancer Awareness Day at BC Legislative Assembly
VICTORIA, May 4, 2012- On Monday, May 7, Prostate Cancer Canada (PCC) will host their first Legislative Assembly Day to promote education and awareness of prostate cancer in British Columbia.

Media Advisory - Prostate Cancer Canada celebrates local Halifax hero
HALIFAX, April 25, 2012 /CNW/ - Please join Prostate Cancer Canada and members of the Halifax business community as we celebrate a local hero who has made an extraordinary contribution in the fight against prostate cancer through courage, inspiration and dedication.

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Prostate Cancer Facts

Statistics

1 in 7 Canadian men will be diagnosed with prostate cancer - the most common cancer among Canadian men
26,500 Canadian men will be diagnosed with prostate cancer in 2012
On average, 73 Canadian men are diagnosed with prostate cancer every day.
On average, 11 Canadian men die from the disease every day.

FAQs

Turning up in men in their 40s
Develops as a result of dietary, environmental and heredity factors (more research is needed to identify its causes and prevent the disease)
New, preliminary research suggests pharmaceuticals may help prevent prostate cancer in men at high risk of the disease
Often without symptoms in its earliest, most curable stage – making annual testing ever more important
Treated by surgery, radiation and hormone therapy (among other treatments)
Thought to be a potentially preventable cancer in many cases, but more research is needed

Sources:
Canadian Cancer Society, Prostate Cancer Statistics, 2012

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