Activities & Services

Monthly meetings

We hold regular monthly meetings on the last Friday of each month from 10.00 am until noon. The venue for our meetings is the Belmont Park Pavilion, 162 Barrabool Rd, Belmont 3216 VIC. Directions and further information are in this leaflet.

• Members attend meetings as they feel the need –on average, about half our membership attend any one meeting.
• You do not need an invitation to attend; just turn up and you will be made welcome, as will your partner or carer.
• Our meetings are held in an informal, friendly, and supportive atmosphere, where informality and laughter are essential ingredients.
• Everyone, including your partner, is welcome to share experiences, to discuss any current issues, to ask questions or to express concerns.
• You can tell us about your history with prostate cancer - how it was detected, the treatment options you considered or may be considering. If you have undertaken treatment, what that was, and its effectiveness, and what are your expectations and plans.
• During our tea break you will have the chance to talk to people whose experiences may be of special interest to you, or simply to chat and form friendships.
• We also welcome people who have not been diagnosed but who, for personal or professional reasons, are interested in prostate cancer or other prostate disease and the associated issues.

Typical discussion topics, often guided by a guest speaker, include:

• Risk factors for prostate cancer
• Indicators for and detection of prostate cancer
• Active surveillance
• Treatment options and their availability
• Pre-treatment issues
• Post-treatment care and rehabilitation
• Management of post-treatment side effects (such as incontinence or erectile dysfunction)
• Lifestyle changes and choices after prostate cancer
• Treatment options if the disease recurs

But if you are uncomfortable about telling your story, don’t feel that you have to – just come along to our meetings anyway so that you can learn from other people’s stories and learn from the presentations that we arrange.

Full details of the venue, upcoming topics and speakers for any of our events can be found by clicking through from the title in the sidebar.

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