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Prostate cancer: when less radiation means better results!

Radiation has long been a critical tool in the fight against prostate cancer. But sometimes, less is more. Doctors at Sunnybrook have pioneered a way to deliver fewer radiation treatments to tumours while ‘packing a greater punch.’

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Know Your Options: Prostate Brachytherapy is one of the most effective treatment options for prostate cancer

Prostate Cancer Diagnosis - Do you Really Know "All" Your Treatment Options?

A generation ago the standard of care for Prostate Cancer was the Prostatectomy- the surgical removal of the prostate. More recently a minimally invasive therapy called Brachytherapy has become the standard of care. This therapy is a form of radiation therapy where radioactive seeds are implanted in the tumor permanently. Remission rates have been shown to be better than for surgery and the therapy comes with fewer side effects. Meanwhile, Dr. Andrew Loblaw and his colleagues at the Odette Cancer Centre at Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre in Toronto have been working on an innovation in the way that external beam radiation is applied. This innovation is called SABR. With much better targeting it has been shown that it is possible to administer much higher doses per session while reducing the number of sessions. More importantly, SABR increases remission rates and reduces side effects matching or improving on those of Brachytherapy. A large international trial of SABR including Odette as lead Canadian centre is well underway and it is expected that the results will be no worse than Brachytherapy and possibly better. If so, it is likely that in the future SABR will become the new standard of care for prostate cancer.

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New prostate cancer treatment reducing radiation: CTV news

“Sunnybrook Hospital has just cut its radiation treatment down from 39 weeks down to five, and it is aiming for just one session down the road. As our health reporter Pauline Chan tells us, they’ve been trying the program for years now, but with the latest studies confirming its effectiveness, they’ve rewritten their rules…”

Interview with Sunnybrook oncologist and PCF Chair, Dr. Andrew Loblaw.

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CTV Winnipeg — Winnipeg, MB — May 28, 2016

Motorcycle Ride for Dad roars for prostate cancer research
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AM 800 CKLW — Windsor, ON — Friday, May 20, 2016
AM 800's Peter Langille interviews Dr. Junaid Yosuf about the SABR prostate trial.

CTV News at 6 — Windsor, ON — May 18, 2016

Windsor Regional Cancer Program begins clinical trial for men at risk of prostate cancer

News Talk 610 CKTB — St. Catharine's, ON — May 18, 2016
Dr. Theos Tsakiridis talks about the upcoming SABR Prostate Trial at the Walker Family Cancer Centre.

Global News — Winnipeg, MB — May 18, 2016

Groundbreaking prostate cancer research being done in Manitoba.

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Toronto hospital tests new, high-precision method of prostate cancer treatment

CTV Lifetime – October 12, 2015

CTV Health Reporter Pauline Chan visits Dr. Andrew Loblaw at Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre to see how SABR works.

Rogers Daytime Toronto – Interview - November 10, 2015

PCF’s Dr. Andrew Loblaw spoke with host Val Cole on the benefits of SABR.

Niagara Advance — Niagara Falls, ON — June 23, 201

Photo by Bob Tymczyszyn

Riding for dad and prostate cancer
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Niagara This Week Town Crier — Niagara-on-the-Lake, ON — June 22, 2016

Ride for Dad rumbles through Niagara region

It was a chance to raise funds, awareness and enjoy a perfect day for a motorcycle ride across the region.

The Telus Motorcycle Ride for Dad rumbled its way through Niagara region on Saturday, with more than 200 motorcycles taking part in the poker run event which started at the Royal Canadian Legion, Branch 124 in Niagara-on-the-Lake.

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St. Catharine's Standard — St. Catharine's, ON — June 19, 2016