Canada has over 60 Prostate Cancer Support Groups that meet once a month. This Richmond group in British Columbia is founded in 2013 by volunteers and focused on providing help to Chinese-speaking men, but everyone is welcome. We speak English, Cantonese and Mandarin, meet on the second Thursday of every month from 6:30 pm to 8:30 pm at the Seniors Centre of Minoru Centre for Active Living (7191 Granville Avenue, Richmond, BC V6Y 1N9 Multipurpose Room 1 (1033)). Join us for the professional presentation and talk to other men and family members who have been dealing with prostate cancer for weeks, months or even years.

No registration is required and all ages are welcome. Please swipe your Facility Pass ($36/year for seniors 55+ or spouses) or pay a $5 drop-in fee at the front desk when arriving for each session.

If you want to chat one on one with a survivor, you may drop in our walking club. The Richmond Blue Walkers walk 5-10 km on Tuesdays and Thursdays from 9 am-11 am, along the beautiful river dykes and parks in Richmond (Walk in the Richmond Shopping Centre during the rainy days or cold seasons). Click here for the schedule or contact Daniel Leung at 604-836-6423 for the locations and meeting places.

The Prostate Cancer Foundation Canada accepts donations online, please go to http://prostatecanada.ca/ 捐款前列腺癌基金會請到 http://prostatecanada.ca/

此支援小組乃義工組織，我們講英語、普通話和廣東話，幫助您了解良性前列腺疾病與前列腺癌的病徵、預防、治療、康復與最新醫療硏究等資訊。每月第二個星期四下午6:30-8:30在「明納健康活動中心」的長者中心多用途活動室1 (1033)。

每次聚會都需要在前台刷您的會員證(55歲以上長者年費$36)，也可以付$5的單次場地費。

列治文前列腺癌友步行團「藍天健行」每週二和週四早上9時至11時，沿著美麗的河堤和公園散步（在下雨天或寒冷季節，步行於列治文購物中心）。請點擊查詢活動更新 或打電話604-836-6423 (Daniel)。

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You are advised to seek professional services from licensed physicians, psychiatrists, psychologists and health care professionals, if and when necessary.

Thursday, June 11, 2015

六月至八月癌症健康活動 June to August Events in Richmond

If you are living with cancer including prostate cancer, please join our monthly meeting to learn some simple and practical steps to support your health. We will have a series of presentation from  nutritionist/herbalist, life coach, physicians, clinical counsellors in this summer season. Please bring your family member to our meeting on every second Thursday 6-8pm at Room 4 of Garratt Wellness Centre, 7504 Chelsea Place, Richmond.

June 11, 2015 (Thursday 6-8pm)
Mr. Jonathan Ley (Life Coach / Chartered Herbalist / Certified Detoxification Specialist) presents "Living a Life of Optimal Health"

 June 13, 2015 (Saturday 6pm) Relay for Life at Richmond Oval 
Canadian Cancer Society is inviting our members to join this inspiring event. Especially they would like to extend a special invitation to cancer survivors to participate by walking Survivors’ Victory Lap (the first lap of the Relay For Life). Before the walk, there will be receptions for both survivors and caregivers. Please fill in the attached application form or do it online. http://goo.gl/forms/h6VbdXLl24 For more information please see CCS website

July 1, 2015 Canada Day (Wednesday 10am-5pm)
Prostate Health Information booth at Steveston Salmon Festival (our booth near Moncton/No.2 Road)

 July 9, 2015 (Thursday 6-8pm)
Mr. Richard Somerset (Clinical Counsellor) of InspireHealth presents "Personalized healthy lifetsyle program designed for cancer patients and their support people"

 August 13, 2015 (Thursday 6-8pm)
TBA

 如果你患有癌症(包括前列腺癌)，歡迎你和你的家人參加我們在這個夏季的每月例會和社區活動，學習一些簡單實用的步驟來支持你的健康。每月第二個星期四下午6-8pm 在列治文7504 Chelsea PlaceGarratt的健康中心。我們將有一系列的營養師/草藥師，生活教練，醫生和臨床顧問講座。

 2015年6月11日（星期四6-8pm 在Garratt健康中心）
喬納森·萊伊先生（生活教練|特許草藥師|排毒認證專家）介紹 “活出最佳的健康的生活”

 2015年6月13日 (星期六) Relay for Life at Richmond Oval 加拿大癌症協會邀請我們的成員加入這個鼓舞人心的活動。尤其是他們想特別邀請癌症復康者參與生命接力步行的第一圈。之前會有為復康者和護理人員的酒會。請填寫附件的申請表格，或上網http://goo.gl/forms/h6VbdXLl24 。欲了解更多信息，請參閱CCS website

 2015年7月1日加拿大國慶日（星期三10AM-5PM）在史蒂夫斯頓三文魚節 
前列腺健康諮詢台（我們的展台靠近Moncton/二路）

 2015年7月9日（星期四6-8pm 在Garratt健康中心）
InspireHealth 的 理查德·薩默塞特先生（臨床顧問）介紹 “專為癌症患者和他們家人的個性化健康方案”

 2015年8月13日（星期四6-8pm 在Garratt健康中心）
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Thursday, June 4, 2015

Prostate Cancer and Work Research 前列腺癌和工作研究

A graduate student at the is UBC exploring the connections between work, prostate cancer and radical prostatectomy.

If you: 
• were working at the time of prostate cancer diagnosis
• were treated with radical prostatectomy, and
• would like to help us better understand how prostate cancer and work affect men...

You can help us by:
• participating in a 60 to 90min in-person or phone interview
• if you would like to participate or would like more information, please contact Wellam Yu Ko
(call/text) (604) 441-0642 or wyuko@alumni.ubc.ca

...We would like to hear from you!

一名UBC研究生正在探討，工作，前列腺癌和前列腺切除手術之間的關係。

如果您是：
•在前列腺癌診斷的時間工作，
•根治性前列腺切除術治療，
•願意幫助我們更好地了解前列腺癌和工作是如何影響男性...

您可以幫助我們：
•參加一個60到90分鐘面談話或電話訪問
•如果您想參與或想了解更多信息，請聯繫 余威廉先生 (Wellam Yu) 604-441-0642或wyuko@alumni.ubc.ca

......我們想聽到您的聲音！
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