Canada has over 80 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 Seniors 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. Or join the free Zoom meeting at the same time.

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 Tuesday to Friday from 9 am-11 am, along the beautiful river dykes and parks in Richmond (Walk in the Richmond Shopping Centre during the rainy/cold days). 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 to support our group, please go to http://prostatecanada.ca/ 捐款支持我們支援網絡,請到前列腺癌基金會 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),可以付$5的單次場地費,也可以免費參加同時舉行的網上會議。

列治文前列腺癌友步行團「藍天健行」每週二至週五早上9時至11時,沿著美麗的河堤和公園散步(在暴雨或嚴寒天氣,步行於列治文購物中心平台)。查詢活動更新或打電話604-836-6423 (Daniel)。

This blog is provided as a public service. Any persons using the information or documents provided on the blog do so at their own risk.

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

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Friday, July 4, 2025

2025年 7月10日星期四 實體講座與 Zoom 網上視像會議將會同時舉行 July 10, 2025 In-person & Zoom Meeting

PROSTATE CANCER SUPPORT GROUP 列治文前列腺癌支援網絡

www.ChineseProstate.com    Contact: Daniel Leung 604-836-6423

We speak English, Mandarin & Cantonese   我們說英語,國語和粤語

We meet monthly on the second Thursday from 6:30-8:30pm in the Multipurpose Room 1, (1033) 

Seniors Centre at Minoru Centre for Active Living, 7191 Granville Avenue, Richmond, V6Y 1N9 

When arriving, please swipe your Facility Pass (annual $36 for seniors 55+) at the front desk.

 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)。每次請在前台刷您的會員證 (55歲以上長者年費$36)

Join Zoom Meeting https://us02web.zoom.us/j/89187020670?pwd=ZHgzd3Nyd0cxSkpkRTVxekY4NlVmdz09 

Meeting ID: 891 8702 0670   Passcode: 800035   No registration needed

 

July 10, 2025, Thursday – How to read your Pathology Report?


Please watch the following new ASPI video: Cracking the Code on Pathology Reports: Helping Patients Navigate Medicalese and Get Better Health Results Confirmation. To learn how to read your biopsy report and understand Gleason scores. 

We always heard that PCa patients cannot get detailed information from their doctors. Now the 2025 European Guidelines on Prostate Cancer are free to download as a reference for patients/doctors. Their aims are "Guidelines can never replace clinical expertise when making treatment decisions for individual patients, but rather help to focus decisions, also taking personal values and preferences/individual circumstances of patients into account." 

如要了解前列腺癌的分期與分级可觀看這國語影片前列腺癌的分類可到此中文網站

我們經常聽說前列腺癌患者無法從醫生那裡獲得詳細資訊。現在,文的2025年歐洲前列腺癌指南可供免費下載供醫生與病患參考。指南的目標是 “在為個別患者制定治療決策時,指南永遠無法取代臨床專業知識,而應該幫助患者專注於、將患者的個人價值觀、偏好、患者情況納入考量。”


Monday, September 5, 2022

September is Prostate Cancer Awareness Month 九月是前列腺癌關注月

各位朋友,每年的九月份是北美洲的前列腺癌關注月
請大家留意資訊保持自己的身心健康,也可以幫助親友面對以疾病。

所有年齡男仕都會經歷過前列腺發炎(Prostatitis);50歲以上可能會患上良性前列腺肥大症(Benign Prostatic Hyperplasia, BPH or Benign Prostate Enlargement, BPE)影响排尿,睡眠和性生活,請立刻約見家庭醫生
每八個加拿大男人更會有一個遇上前列腺癌(Prostate Cancer),初期是毫無徵狀的,當這個疾病發展至中後期才會有類似以上兩種良性疾病的徵狀。
如要在早期診斷前列腺癌並獲得適當護理,就必需在50歲開始由家庭醫生每年探肛檢查(DRE),並每5年抽血測試前列腺特異抗原(PSA)
若要瞭解前列腺的變化,可免費下載閱讀這書(Understanding Prostate Changes)的中文版。或到我們網站(www.ChineseProstate.com)查看有關資訊。
當你針刺活組織檢查(Biopsy)確診前列腺癌時,請立刻與溫哥華沿岸衛生局的 Prostate Cancer Supportive Care Program (PCSC) 聯絡,參加面談或小組(可要求免費國粵語翻譯),以瞭解各種不同的治療方法和如何減輕隨之而來的副作用。

歡迎參加每月第二星期四下午6時半,在列治文明納健康活動中心舉行的
前列腺癌支援網絡,詳情可致電 Daniel Leung 604-836-6423查詢。
九月八日,星期四,下午6:30-8:30 專題講座是 盆底物理治療 (凱格爾理療) Pelvic Floor Physiotherapy (Kegel Physiotherapy) 講員是 Envision Physiotherapy 資深註冊物理治療師 Marcy Dayan BSR, MHA ,泌尿系統因前列腺疾病引致小便失禁者,務必參加這英語講座,附中英對照投影片,歡迎國粵語提問。
十月十日,星期四,下午6:30-8:30 專題講座是 瞭解格里數 (Understanding Gleason Scores)講員列治文前列腺癌支援網絡義務顧問 余威廉博士註册護士,當活組織檢查確診前列腺癌時,專科醫生會按照格里森指數的程度决定你的治療方案。粤語講座,附中英對照投影片,歡迎中英語提問。


September is Prostate Cancer Awareness Month in North America!

Please pay attention to the information to maintain your physical and mental health, and you can also help your relatives and friends to face the following diseases.

Men of all ages experience Prostatitis; over 50 may develop Benign Prostatic Hyperplasia (BPH or Enlargement), which affects urination, sleep and sexual life. Please make an appointment with your family doctor as soon as possible.

One out of every eight Canadian men will have Prostate Cancer, which is asymptomatic in the early stage. It will develop symptoms similar to the above two benign diseases when the disease develops to the middle and late stages.

To diagnose prostate cancer early and receive proper care, annual Digital Rectal Examinations (DRE) starting at age 50 by a family doctor and blood tests for Prostate Specific Antigen (PSA) every 5 years are necessary.

To understand changes in the prostate, you can download and read the book Understanding Prostate Changes for free. For the Chinese version of this book and relevant information, please visit our website www.ChineseProstate.com.

If you need a biopsy, what is the difference between Transperineal vs. Transrectal Biopsies?

When you have a Biopsy diagnosis of prostate cancer, contact Vancouver Coastal Health's Prostate Cancer Supportive Care Program (PCSC) immediately for an interview or group meeting (free Chinese translation available on request) to learn about the different treatments and how to treat the side effects that come with it.

You are welcome to join the Richmond Prostate Cancer Support Group 
at 6:30 pm on the second Thursday of every month 
at the Richmond Minoru Seniors Center, 7191 Granville Ave. 
For details, please call Daniel Leung at 604-836-6423. We speak English, Cantonese and Mandarin.

September 8, 2022, Thursday 6:30 pm - 8:30 pm
Pelvic Floor Physiotherapy (Kegel Physiotherapy) 
English presentation by Marcy Dayan BSR, MHA  of Envision Physiotherapy

October 13, 2022Thursday 6:30 pm - 8:30 pm 
Understanding Gleason Scores  
Cantonese presentation by Wellam Yu Ko, RN, PhD our Volunteer advisor since 2013

A 2-day conference and expo for support groups leaders and the larger community to learn more about prostate cancer - the #1 cancer in men.
Sep 17, 2022 09:00 AM to Sep 18, 2022 03:59 PM
For the free-of-charge event, please register now!

Sunday, September 29, 2019

香港北區醫院引入 會陰抽取前列腺組織 斷診準確度增 Transperineal Ultrasound Guided Prostate Biopsy (TPUS)

會陰穿刺 Transperineal Ultrasound Guided Prostate Biopsy (TPUS)
原文刊於《星島日報》 記者:朱海棋
香港前列腺癌每年有約二千個新症,成為第三大男性常見癌症。傳統檢測前列腺癌只可經直腸抽取前列腺組織,但只能局限地抽取後方的組織,影響準確度,而且直腸附近帶有糞便,細菌容易感染前列腺組織,更有病人因此引致敗血病入住深切治療部。為改善服務,北區醫院為全港首所全面引入經會陰抽取前列腺組織的公立醫院,增加診斷準確率,亦未有病人因檢測受感染,聯同威爾斯親王醫院整個新界東聯網去年至今,已完成至少六百個檢測個案。

前列腺的正常體積為栗子般大小,但男士到四十至五十歲後因賀爾蒙變化,前列腺會變得肥大壓着尿道,影響男士日常排尿。而較為嚴重的前列腺癌是繼肺癌及大腸癌後,男性常見的第三大癌症,每年有約二千名新症,約三十名男士便有一人患上前列腺癌。

傳統檢測前列腺癌時,醫生會以超聲波經直腸再用幼細針管抽取前列腺組織,但新界東醫院聯網外科(泌尿外科)副顧問醫生羅家麟指,經直腸檢測前列腺組織有局限,只能抽取後方組織,未能較全面抽取前方組織化驗。他又指直腸附近有糞便,檢測時約有百分之四機會令細菌感染前列腺引致敗血病,曾有病人因此要入住深切治療部及服食抗生素一星期。

香港首所公院引入新檢測法

北區醫院去年引入新檢測技術,由直腸檢測改由經會陰(踩單車時坐在單車椅的部位)抽取前列腺組織。羅家麟表示,在會陰檢測可以抽取不同前列腺的組織,增加檢測準確率,而過程亦無經直腸,故可以將感染率降至零。北區醫院及威爾斯親王醫院合共已完成至少六百個檢測個案。

新界東醫院聯網外科服務主任及名譽顧問醫生吳志輝補充,傳統直腸檢測時間約五分鐘,一個下午可以為十個病人檢測,而新技術檢測時間則為十分鐘,每個下午可檢測病人減至六至七個,故醫院已增加檢測時段。新界東醫院聯網外科(泌尿外科)顧問護師李淑賢指,新界東病人平均輪候四至五個月便獲安排檢測,情況較緊急人士會獲較優先進行。

現年六十五歲的鄧先生兩年前身體檢查時,獲醫生轉介進行前列腺檢測。當時他是透過傳統直腸檢測,事後出現發燒等感染情況,去年進一步檢測時則透過新技術化驗,他指事後一切如常,更笑言「第二日已經可以打麻將」。除了新界東聯網,其他聯網的醫院如屯門醫院、瑪麗醫院、瑪嘉烈醫院亦陸續開始使用新技術服務病人。

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