APCARI

The Alberta Prostate Cancer Research Initiative (APCaRI) brings together a multi-disciplinary team of prostate cancer scientists, physicians, patients, healthcare employees and an international collaborative network together to positively impact the outcomes and quality of life of those living with prostate cancer by accelerating the translation of new research ideas from the laboratory to the clinic... Prostate cancer is a significant health problem that is intensifying as our population ages. Representing 36% of newly diagnosed cancers in men each year and almost 10% of all cancer related deaths in men, the clinical management of prostate cancer places a considerable burden on our healthcare system and the patients who are diagnosed with this disease... Many prostate cancers are diagnosed at an early stage in Alberta, yet our limited diagnostic tools prevent us from answering the simplest clinical question: Which prostate cancers require treatment? Which treatment will have the..

Primary location: Edmonton