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Although it’s not the first topic at a dinner party, prostate cancer affects more and more men. It is one of the most common cancers among Canadian men and is the third leading cause of cancer-related deaths among Canadian men, according to the Canadian Cancer Society.

Headwaters Health Care Centre is offering treatment closer to home for men in the Dufferin-Caledon community. Dr. Shreyas Gandhi, a urologist and Vice President of General Medical Staff at Headwaters Health Care Centre brought this life-saving prostate cancer surgery to the community and his team.

Any parent can tell you it’s a frightening thing when your kids are ill, and you don’t know why. When Courtney, mother of twin girls Lucy and Veronica noticed that Lucy was not having her normal bowel movement after being born prematurely, little did she know that her family would be a “frequent flyer” at Headwaters Health Care Centre for many ensuing paediatric complications.

In the early hours of a January morning, life took an unexpected turn for Tom Porter. A routine trip to the bathroom turned into a cascade of health challenges that would test his resilience and determination.

As someone who is currently battling ovarian cancer and has already beat three different types of cancer and had 20 surgeries before her 76^th birthday, Anita is no stranger to hospitals. Recently, Anita and her daughter Megan moved from Toronto to Shelburne, and they were not accustomed to the warm and welcoming environment and care they found at Headwaters Health Care Centre.