World Cancer Day February 4, 2017 世界防癌日

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BMO Marathon fundraising for Prostate Cancer Foundation 前列腺癌基金會馬拉松籌款

Hilary Clark is the top fundraiser so far for the BMO Marathon and she is running for Prostate Cancer Foundation BC. A great story about why this cause is so important to her.

Please go on the link for donation: 

https://www.crowdrise.com/prostate-cancer-british-columbia/fundraiser/hilaryclark3

BENEFITING: Prostate Cancer Foundation BC

ORGANIZER: PROSTATE CANCER FOUNDATION BC

EVENT: RUN4HOPE at the BMO Vancouver Marathon @bmovanmarathon @runvancanada

EVENT DATE: MAY 07, 2017

DAYS TO GO: 108

THE STORY:

Prostate cancer is a disease that has impacted my family directly, as my father, Daryl, 59, was diagnosed with stage 4 metastatic prostate cancer in January 2014. The doctors told him that he likely only had 1-3 years to live. However, here we are three years later.

I will always remember the day when my parents came home from getting the results, and they sat my siblings and I down, and told us that Dad had cancer, and it was “really bad.”

From that day forward, we would always have a pit in our stomach, and a overhanging fear of the “worst” actually happening.

Through the course of these past three years, my Dad has received many forms of treatment, ranging from chemotherapy, radiation, to various drug therapies, which have at times, made his cancer dissipate into almost nothing.

However, we have also had our fair share of down periods, where in fact, one of the drugs he was on had a 10% chance of feeding the cancer, and it did exactly that; the cancer came back stronger than ever.

Luckily, he was able to go on a novel drug that reversed the effects of that prior drug, and for the past two years, he has been able to live a fairly normal life: golfing, hiking, vacationing, and spending time with his family and friends.

Unfortunately, in the past few months his “numbers,” or PSA (an important indicator for determining how much cancer is in his body) have continued to rise, and the current drug therapy he is on has started to lose its effect.

The only thing that gives us a glimmer of hope is that there are other trial drugs out on the market that could potentially help him in his fight, however, they are not for certain.

The pit and overhanging fear continues, and I can tell you first hand, that having a father, or in my Mom’s case, a husband of over thirty years, sick with cancer, causes an overwhelming amount of stress and never-ending upset. Every doctor’s appointment for instance, where we receive the results for that month, we have to hold our breath and hope for the best. We know that things could change at any moment, and unfortunately we are currently in that period, where things have changed.

Having said that, my father has shown through his own actions, that we cannot give up, we cannot submit to the cancer diagnosis that is trying to cut his life short. He has chosen to continue living life as normal, and his positive attitude and strength, has allowed us to carry on with our lives.

When you are dealing with an advanced stage diagnosis, it is all about buying time, and the prospect of new drugs on the market that could aid in the fight, allows for hope. That is why raising funds for future research is so important. 

Please donate to this worthy cause, any amount will be greatly appreciated.

Sincerely, Hilary Clark

January to March Prostate Health meetings 一月到三月前列腺健康專題講座

列治文華人前列腺癌支援網絡每月一次（第二週星期四從下午七時至八時半, 在列治文公共圖書館二樓（市中心公眾泳池對面舉辦免費聚會，邀請專業人仕主辦中/英語醫療與健康講座, 請到圖書館網站www.yourlibrary.ca/events並使用你的圖書館卡進行登記。如果沒有圖書卡, 請致電604-231-6413(英語)604-231-6462(中文)報名。

前列腺健康講座由列治文華人前列腺癌支援網絡統籌，並由列治文公立圖書館、卑斯省前列腺癌基金會、加拿大防癌協會共同協辦。現場提供大量免費中英文健康小冊，歡迎取閱。查詢活動更新請到http://richmondprostate.blogspot.ca/ 或打電話604-836-6423我們講英語，普通話和廣東話幫助您了解良性前列腺疾病, 前列腺癌的病徵、預防、治療、康復與最新醫療硏究等資訊, 交流經驗與分享感受。

列治文公立圖書館專題健康講座:

2017年1月12日，週四下午七時至八時半

Andy Leung, 加拿大精神健康協會社區教練 (Bounce Back Community Coach, 

Canadian Mental Health Association)

粵語講解 - 重整旗鼓計劃 (Bounce Back Program) 克服情緒低落和抑鬱

2017年2月9日，週四下午七時至八時半 - 特別邀請夫婦一起參加本講座

          February 9, 2017 (Thursday) 7pm-8:30pm Couples are welcome to attend together.

Dr. Richard Wassersug, Vancouver Prostate Centre

英語講解 粵語翻譯 - The Natural History & Psychological Reality of Prostate Cancer

2017年3月9日，週四下午七時至八時半

夏梦迪註冊營養師 (Ms. Mengdi Xia, MScA, Registered Dietitian)

國語講解 - 飲食迷思與癌症的預防和治療 (Diet myth related to cancer prevention and treatment)

2017 Cancer Awareness Month 癌症關注月

January Cervical Cancer Awareness Month

February National Cancer Prevention Month  Gallbladder and Bile Duct Cancer Awareness Month World Cancer Day (February 4, 2017)

March Colorectal Cancer Month Multiple Myeloma Awareness Month National Kidney Cancer Awareness Month International Women’s Day (March 8, 2017)

April American Cancer Society Month National Cancer Control Month National Minority Health Month Testicular Cancer Awareness Month Head and Neck Cancer Awareness Month Esophageal Cancer Awareness Month World Health Day (April 7, 2017)

May Brain Cancer Awareness Month Cancer Research Month Melanoma and Skin Cancer Awareness Month National Cancer Detection and Prevention Month Bladder Cancer Awareness Month National Women’s Health Week (May 14 – 20, 2017) Melanoma Monday (May 1, 2017) World Ovarian Cancer Day (May 8, 2017) Neuropathy Awareness Week (May 15 – 19, 2017) National Women’s Check-up Day (May 8, 2017)

June Men’s Health/Cancer Awareness Month National Cancer Survivor’s Day (June 4, 2017) National Men’s Health Week (June 12 – 18, 2017)

July Sarcoma Awareness Month UV Safety Month

September Childhood Cancer Awareness Month Gynecologic Cancer Awareness Month Leukemia and Lymphoma Awareness Month Ovarian Cancer Awareness Month Thyroid Cancer Awareness Month Prostate Cancer Awareness Month Take a Loved One to the Doctor Day (typically the last week in September)

October Breast Cancer Awareness Month National Mammography Day (October 20) Liver Cancer Awareness Month Metastatic Breast Cancer Awareness Day (October 13, 2017)

November Lung Cancer Awareness Month Stomach Cancer Awareness Month National Family Caregiver Month Pancreatic Cancer Awareness Month Carcinoid Cancer Awareness Month