🍁 Canada: Partner & Caregiver Resources
Caregivers and partners in Canada often struggle to locate support programs created specifically for them. This section highlights Canadian educational programs, advocacy organizations, documentaries, and practical resources that may help families navigating prostate cancer and serious illness.
🍁 Featured Canadian Program: PC-PEP
PC-PEP (Prostate Cancer Patient Empowerment Program)
The PC-PEP program is a Canadian-based six-month home empowerment program created to support men and families navigating prostate cancer treatment and recovery.
The program combines education, exercise, pelvic floor support, stress reduction, nutrition guidance, emotional connection, and community support to help individuals and couples feel less isolated during treatment and survivorship.
PC-PEP is a free six-month home-based empowerment program available for men diagnosed with prostate cancer anywhere in the world. Partners and caregivers are encouraged to participate alongside their loved ones.
PC-PEP also offers outreach and support opportunities for underserved and underrepresented groups, including LGBTQ+ individuals, rural families, younger men, Indigenous men, Black men, and partners and caregivers.
Shared with permission from Dr. Gabriela Ilie and the PC-PEP program.
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Empower — shared with permission from PC-PEP and Dr. Gabriela Ilie.