Bryan
Reed (1939 - 2009)
A Tribute from Angus Earnshaw,
Founder of PSA
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CambsPSA
offers help, information and support to all those affected by prostate cancer
through a:-
i) National Prostate Cancer Helpline
ii) Local Support Groups
iii) Information Pack
CambsPSA
has been set up by a small group of prostate cancer
patients based mainly in East Anglia.
It is managed by and
for men with prostate cancer, their families and those who are interested in improving
the care and support of those affected by this form of cancer.
Our services are free
of charge to anyone and are funded entirely by membership subscriptions and donations.
Diary Dates:
We hold regular meetings, usually on Tuesday evenings, based at Addenbrooke's
Hospital in Cambridge. Anyone is welcome to attend - there's no fee or admission
charge - just come along and see if we can help you.
We usually try to arrange to have speakers attend to give a short talk about Prostate
Cancer, it's treatment and about the hospitals work to support the efforts being
made to find better ways of treating it, as well as to discuss fund-raising events.
It's also a useful meeting point where you can learn more about the various treatments
available, by talking to patients who are, or who have already gone through it.
Our next meeting(s) is/are:
Tuesday 3rd August 2010 - 7:30pm
Boardroom
Social gathering
to be followed by Tea, Coffee and our regular Raffle.
Locations:
Boardroom
Enter the hospital at the "Main Entrance" and turn left at reception.
The Boardroom is about 20 yards along the corridor on your right.
William Harvey Lecture Theatre
The main entrance to the Clinical School is at the west end of the building (near
the letter 'C' & 'S' of Clinical School on this
map).
Upon entering the building proceed through Reception and go round the stairs and
straight ahead through the doors:
For the William Harvey Lecture Theatre, take the doors on the left:
Previous meetings:
We've been able to attract a number of guest speakers to our meetings, some of
which are listed here:
Tuesday 6th July 2010 - 7:30pm
Guest speaker: Dr Vincent Gnanapragasam who is a Research Urologist at The University
Hospitals
Tuesday 4th May 2010 - 7:30pm
"Volunteering at Addenbrooke's"
by guest speaker: Suzanne Rigby-Jones, Voluntary Services Manager, Addenbrooke's
Hospital
Suzanne gave us a presentation about some of the volunteer groups who work at
Addenbrooke's, including:
Within the hospital:
Addenbrooke's Charitable
Trust (ACT), PALS
- Information Centre, Radio
Addenbrooke's and the Chaplaincy
External organisations include:
the Red Cross,
the WRVS and Wallace
Cancer Care
Volunteers are always needed to provide extra "pairs of hands" for both
staff and patients, in all departments at the hospital - all sorts of different
help and skill levels are required: running errands, providing mail room assistance,
even some basic typing/word processing.
In most cases, each volunteer need only provide 2-4 hours "time" per
week, although a minimum of 6 months commitment is usually required.
There is no upper age limit, but you do need to be older than 16.
You can find out more information about becoming a volunteer here:
Parking
Our meetings are held in the evenings, at which time the main multi-storey car
park at Addenbrooke's has plenty of space. Parking charges do apply.
Please note: The Park & Ride service, that runs from either Babraham P&R
or the City Centre to Addenbrooke's has stopped by the time our meetings finish
(usually just after 9pm).
CambsPSA
is a registered charity.
The Trustees who are responsible for CambsPSA
are
elected at the Annual General Meeting, to which all members are invited.
CambsPSA
does not offer or
give advice, only information and support. Those seeking professional advice should
consult a qualified practitioner.
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