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Connections That Make for a Stronger Community Prostate Cancer Centre 2015 Annual Report This Report is dedicated to Arthur D. Davis Board Member, Prostate Cancer Centre May 19, 1920 - March 19, 2016 3 A MESSAGE FROM THE BOARD CHAIR & EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR Prostate cancer continues to be a serious problem with significant implications for men, their families Society of North America. In 2001 she was appointed to the 2015 Board OF DIRECTORS and the communities where they live. Each year over 400 Alberta men die from prostate cancer and medical staff of the Calgary Health Region (now part of Alberta Mike Wilson, Chair 2,400 will be diagnosed each year. Prostate cancer is one of those rare cancers that if caught early, is Health Services), a position she continues to hold. As well, Jon C. Truswell, Vice Chair very treatable. Early detection is key. Dr. Spaner works with Radiology Consultants Associated, a large group of radiologists that provides medical imaging and F. Andrew Abbott Calgary has the only Canadian not for profit, one-stop Prostate Cancer Centre (PCC). Men in Calgary specialized radiology services at a number of facilities across Bill Brooks and southern Alberta have access to medical specialists offering evidence-based information that Calgary. Shelley has a particular interest in researching the use of Dr. Kevin Carlson helps men make informed choices and in which they receive the highest quality care – from pre- MRI of the prostate for diagnostic purposes. The Late Art D. Davis diagnosis to after-care. Dr. Bryan J. Donnelly The Prostate Cancer Centre is most grateful for the wide- Dr. John Dushinski In 2015, Calgary’s Prostate Cancer Centre entered into a period of great opportunity and complex ranging support it receives, particularly from our invaluable challenges. At a time when all budgets are tight and we are seeking ways to reduce costs, our volunteers, donors and sponsors who give generously of their David Ferguson mission to over treat less and cure more takes on added urgency. In the Active Surveillance Rapid time and money to support our efforts in providing the best one W.D. (Bill) Gantous, Access Clinic, we had over 600 patient visits in 2015. This clinic is critical in aiding urologists to not stop prostate cancer facility in Canada. Because we receive no Richard (Rick) Lancaster TM over treat men with low grade prostate cancer. The incredible reach of our Man Van program in government funding your donation of time and money is extremely Chris Moser Calgary and rural areas resulted in over 6,600 men given a PSA test in 2015. This test aids urologists valuable to the countless men and their families that the Centre Jim Peplinski in the early detection of prostate cancer. Supporting Active Surveillance in men with low-grade helps each year. Our commitment to you is that we can continue cancer and early detection of prostate cancer is an investment, not an expense. to utilize your donations to fund the programs, facilities and Dr. Dean Ruether research projects so our experts at the Centre can carry out life Dr. Shelley Spaner We want to thank our Board of Directors for their dedication and personal time over the last year changing work. Maryse St.-Laurent to assist in the direction of the organization. Our staff and volunteers have risen to the challenge Bas Wheeler of providing all the first class programs and services we offer and also keeping a sharp eye on the Sincerely, bottom line. The energy and vision of our talented staff keep us going forward on the journey of providing the best for our patients and their caregivers. In 2015 we welcomed Chris Moser to the Board. Chris is a tax partner of TingleMerrett LLP. Chris is primarily a tax lawyer but he has also developed extensive experience and a broad-based general practice in business and corporate law. He was also Past Chair of Inn from the Cold and brings a great deal of not for profit experience to the table. We also welcomed Dr. Shelley Spaner to the Board. Dr. Shelly Spaner is a Clinical Assistant Professor, Department of Radiology at the University of Calgary. Dr. Spaner is a member of the Alberta Society of Radiologists, the Canadian Association of Radiologists and the Radiological Mike Wilson Pam Heard Executive Director 4 Board Chair 5 WE BUILD OUR goaLS TOGETHER WE BUILD OUR COMMUNITY THROUGH WE Leave TRACKS IN OUR Community connections and collaborations has made Calgary’s Prostate Cancer Centre what it is today. These valuable connections partNERSHIPS COMMUNITY have allowed us to create programs and resources for men who visit the centre, including the Rapid Access Clinics and the Man Van. We rely on the commitment of time and donations from those people and businesses in our community to continually carry out these programs EACH OF US and services for men. These connections show just how much the HAS SOMETHING Prostate Cancer Centre has accomplished by working together with TO communities to help men in their fight against prostate cancer. By GIVE connecting communities and leaders to the programs and services we offer, we can achieve and strive to help even more men in Calgary and southern Alberta. Together, we can make for a stronger community. WE SEE OUR UNdertakiNGS BECOME PROGRAMS that MAKE A HOPE FOR THE “Alone we can do so little. REALITY DIFFERENCE FUTURE Together we can do so much.” -Helen Keller WE LIVE OUR LIVES WITH GENEROSITY 6 7 OUR 2015 IMPACT Men’s Heath: “Know Your Numbers” Program 12 ONGOING The Prostate Cancer Centre’s Men’s Health Program is powered by the Man 3,500 6,628 Van and expands mobile testing beyond the PSA (Prostate Specific Antigen) MEN TESTED RESEARCH by offering additional health measurements including: Body Mass Index (BMI), VOLUNTEER HOURS STUDIES blood pressure and blood sugar. The Man Van is the perfect platform to reach THE men of all ages and socioeconomic status as it directly accesses rural and urban MAN VAN Alberta. We are very pleased to be able to offer this added service for men. Most men aged 18-50 only go to a health care provider when they are “very ill”. The main health issues for men over the age of 40 are: cancer, (colon, skin, lung and prostate), hypertension, (elevated blood pressure), diabetes (increased blood sugar), obesity, stress, 11 depression and thoughts of suicide. 4,156 In Alberta: DAYS TO SEE A UROLOGIST FROM MEN ACCESSED OUR A famiLY DOCTOR, REFERRAL OR PROGRAMS & SERVICES MAN vaN CLINIC 47% 66% 4% of men are of men have high of men have 3,253+ 3,418 considered obese blood pressure high blood sugar PEOPLE USED OUR COMMUNITY MEMBERS ON OUR SOCIAL MEDIA CHANNELS RESOURCE CENTRE In fact, out of the three measurements, 19% of men have at least two biometrics above the normal range. Providing a man with the measurements for BMI, blood pressure and blood sugar could prevent future health problems and result in a happier, healthier life. In 2016, we plan to have this program out in your community on the Man Van. 8 9 WE Leave TRACKS IN OUR COMMUNITY October 30, 2014 began as a typical workday for Murray Waddell. Agrium has had the privilege of being a presenting partner for the Prostate Cancer Centre’s rural He works for Agrium at the plant in Carseland. When he heard the Man Van program since it first hit the highways in 2012. The program involves a mobile clinic that Prostate Cancer Centre’s MAN VAN had come for a visit, he booked travels throughout rural Alberta and educates thousands of men each year about the importance of time to stop-by. The Van was onsite to offer the employees the early detection of prostate cancer. It also provides men with the opportunity to have a baseline PSA opportunity to get a baseline PSA (Prostate Specific Antigen) blood “ blood test. There have been countless success stories over the years but when “one of our own” long time employees took a few minutes to get tested when the Man Van rolled into the Carseland test. location the results became very personal to him and the rest of our team. He didn’t think much about the test until the next morning when he -Chuck Magro, President & CEO of Agrium received a call from a nurse at Calgary’s Prostate Cancer Centre who informed him his PSA result was higher than it should be. He was TM COMBINES FOR CURESTM sent for an additional PSA blood test, which was again higher than THE MAN VAN normal. His family doctor sent him to be seen by a specialist at the Our Man Vans offers clinics in southern Alberta to capture men in comfortable environments near their work places or while they are pursuing interests or hobbies. PCC. Within two weeks of his referral he met with a specialist at the Prostate Cancer Centre’s Rapid Access Clinic. After having a biopsy, Prostate cancer he received his cancer diagnosis when he met with his Urologist. He has had a positive attended the PCC’s Treatment Options Information Session to make effect on my mind- an informed decision before deciding on a treatment. set. I have no time “ to focus on minor Murray was relatively aware of the disease, as his own father had been problems and stuff I treated for prostate cancer. He was diligent in booking his annual physical can’t control. Instead through his family doctor and always ensured the PSA test was ticked as I have chosen to part of his annual blood work – he knew his risk factor was higher than re-wind my way of most with a family member previously diagnosed.

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