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If your life has been affected by prostate cancer you may wish to get involved in some way in order to make a difference in the lives of others who have been affected. Our patient affairs division provides the opportunity for prostate cancer survivors and their families to join in and help. We need volunteers to assist with fundraising, to help create awareness and to support others who have been affected by prostate cancer. Contact Iain Johnston at patientaffairs@prostate-ca.co.za and help to make a difference.

 

We’re beefing up our patient affairs board!

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Iain Johnston business entrepreneur & Thulani Sibisi  winner of the 1986 Two Oceans Marathon head up our patient affairs board. They are both prostate cancer survivors and they both have a passion for educating men about prostate cancer, but they can’t do it alone. 2019 saw the addition of two new provincial patient affairs board heads, Paddy O’brien in The Western Cape and Mike Mina in KZN (far R). These men need all the help that they can get and we still need to establish branches in other provinces, so if you’re a prostate cancer survivor and you want to get involved then give us a shout and help us make a difference.

Help us by contributing to our wish List

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Help the Prostate Cancer Foundation to achieve it’s goal of reducing the impact of prostate cancer by assisting us with the funding for the following projects:

Television advertisement – R 100 000.00

Print advertisement – R 25 000.00

Prostate self examination model for training of healthcare professionals – R 25 000.00

Prostate Cancer can happen to anyone, three top UK prostate cancer experts have ALL been hit by the disease.

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Every year 40,000 men are diagnosed with prostate cancer — and more than 10,000 die from it. Treatment can cause anxiety and side-effects such as impotence and incontinence. Many ask: what would the experts do in my shoes? In a remarkable coincidence, three of the UK’s leading experts reveal that they, too, have the cancer and they talk about their experiences . . .

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Prof Roger Kirby one of the experts affected by prostate cancer, seen here with Prostate Cancer Foundation’s CEO Andrew Oberholzer at Paul Cluwer wine estate on a visit to South Africa in March 2014 for a charity cycle tour. Prof Kirby has been a good friend to Prostate Cancer Foundation South Africa.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

June is Men’s Health Month – Time to check your prostate

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Men visit their doctors less often than women, they also tend to ignore the early warning signs of disease. Getting them to go for regular check-ups can be difficult.

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