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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 7th September 2010 - 7:30pm
Location: The Boardroom
Meeting type: Guest Speaker: Mr. Christof Kastner - PhD, FRCS (Urol), FEBU
(Dept of Urology Cambridge University Hospital NHS Foundation Trust)
Male Lower Urinary Tract Symptoms (LUTS)
"Diagnostic & Treatment pathways for Primary Care and PSA follow-up in Primary
Care"
A member of the hospital staff will be present
PLEASE COME TO HELP US TO HELP YOU - ALL ARE WELCOME
to be followed our regular Raffle. (Tea & Coffee available from Food Hall
nearby)
Advance Notice - Tuesday 2nd November 2010 - 7:30 - 9.00pm
Location: Cambridge
Cancer Help Centre
Scotsdale Garden Centre, 120 Cambridge Road, Great Shelford, CB22 5JT
How to
get there - and a link to Googlemaps
- and streetmap
We will be having our patron, Professor Neal, come and talk to us in November,
the 2nd to be precise. We are anticipating a larger then usual turnout for this
special event and so two things:
1) Please tell anyone you know who may benefit from this internationally renowned
surgeon and researchers talk to us.
2) This is an opportunity for everyone concerned about Prostate Cancer to find
out what's going on. Not just for members and carers but for anyone who feels
the need to know about this disease. Part of our reason for existence is to support
through knowledge those who want to know and spread our help as far as possible.
We are justly proud to have such a man as our head so come along and listen and
meet people of a like ilk.
Professor Neal is Chair of Surgical Oncology; Honorary Consultant in Surgical
Uro-oncology & Research Group Leader.
* Special Interests: Sarcoma, testes and renal cancer surgery.
* Research Interests: Urological
Research.
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, Honorary Consultant in Surgical
Uro-oncology; University Lecturer in Uro-Oncology & Research Group Leader.
* Special Interests: Urological cancer.
* Research Title: Translational
Prostate Cancer Group.
Tuesday 4th May 2010 - 7:30pm
Guest speaker: Suzanne Rigby-Jones, Voluntary Services Manager, Addenbrooke's
Hospital
"Volunteering at Addenbrooke's"
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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