Encouragements from Prostate Cancer Support Groups
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Available from Amazon print-on-demand (paperback) or eBook download worldwide. Canadians can also order the paperback through Great Creators Cooperative of Canada. Written by a Prostate Cancer Warrior (one of us) with encouraging words mostly (but not exclusively) from members of “one of the best PC support groups” — moderated by one of the Top 5 Cancer Centers of Excellence in America.
https://greatcreators.ca/product/prostate-cancer-warriors-encouragements-from-pc-support-groups and https://www.amazon.com/dp/1069805300
Google Gemini AI suggested to reword the original text, to:
Navigate prostate cancer together with a support group, and perspectives beyond the medical facts in Dr Patrick Walsh’s Guide to Surviving Prostate Cancer. See real life road maps from patients who each faced his own PC diagnosis, and recovered. This volume’s author intended his work to be a companion book to Dr Walsh’s few pages on support groups — “a follow up with actual encouragements received and given.” Mayo Clinic Connect, maintained by one of the top five cancer centers of excellence in the USA, and its PC support group members are the principal (but not the only) source of this book’s materials. There are contributions from wives, who join the group discussions, so that they are better able to support their mates, and they are also able to give back encouragements to others. Yes, this is not only for men but also for their partners, and others who may have a father, brother, or a friend who they can help with and support in a cancer journey. If you are age 45, 50 or older, or know of someone who is, this book is for you and the “1 in 8 men who in their in their lifetime may have a PC diagnosis; in a given year, up to 300,000 Americans, Canadians and Australians; 450,000 Europeans; 1.4 million in 118 countries worldwide.”
Before AI`s input, the old text was as follows (we will appreciate readers`feedback as to how effective AI`s suggestion is, in your opinion):
1 in 8 men in their lifetime will have it. In a given year, up to 300,000 Americans, Canadians and Australians; 450,000 Europeans, 1.4 million in 118 countries worldwide get diagnosed with prostate cancer (PC).
“This is not what I wanted to tell you, that you have cancer,” a urologist told his patient. But truth be told, even an advanced aggressive cancer is not a death sentence, says a very active poster in a support group who has had his PC for 16 years already. His story, and many others, is a beacon of hope and helps new members of an ever-growing support group to overcome their anxiety about their chances of survival and quality of life after treatments.
There are also women members of the support group who join the discussions so that they are better able to support their spouses. Certainly, support groups are not only for men but also for their spouses, mates. As well, for daughters, sisters, and others who may have fathers, brothers, friends that they can help with and support in the prostate cancer journey.
Today and tomorrow. This book is for you.
The Author, a PC Warrior
Change in Mission
CloserToLean started several years ago as an OpEx or “Lean Six Sigma” consulting company. Founded by a quarter century (1997-2024) member of OACETT (Canada) and the Institute of Industrial and Systems Engineers, Georgia USA, north of the border also known as the Canadian Society for Industrial Engineering (IISE Region XIV).
At the end of 2025, following our founder’s retirement from the industry, our focus and mission changed to help warriors fight prostate cancer (PC).
Notably, many engineers who belong to the IISE division called the Society for Health Systems (SHS) work in health care.
Our previous mission: Help companies achieve operational excellence with Lean Six Sigma tools
https://opexsociety.org/about/leadership/
The first link above is the society’s main page. Lean Six Sigma methodologies have applications in a broad range of industries including manufacturing, healthcare, transportation and logistics, the service industries, and so forth. (Note that a division of IISE is also known as the Society for Health Systems.)
On the second link, visitors can find the OpEx Society Advisory Board members from different countries. Many of them have contributed to our growing Body of Knowledge. The position of the photographs rotate such that no Advisory member’s photograph is permanently at the top, bottom, or somewhere in between.
Library and Archives Canada (LAC) on September 29, 2025 assigned ISBN 978-1-0698053-0-0 to the book Prostate Cancer Warriors: Encouragements from Prostate Cancer Support Groups. The eBook`s ISBN was assigned in December. Submitted copy to LAC Legal Deposit. (The book was written by a Prostate Cancer Warrior himself (“one of us”).
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