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Community Star of the Week: Ian Smith
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By Community Stars
Published on 10/25/2006
 
Ian Smith is this week's Community Star.  Ian is a prostate cancer survivor who has dedicated himself to increasing public awareness of this disease.



Ian Smith - resident of Brampton

In the six years since his own surgery for prostate cancer, Ian Smith has to my knowledge dedicated himself to increasing public awareness of this disease.  He speaks out on issues about the need for men to have regular physical examinations.  He organized and sponsored two Prostate Specific Antigen (PSA) clinics at local malls without charge to qualified participants.  He has also initiated spontaneous conversations with men at various locations about the importance of PSA testing to name but two examples

Submitted by: Paula Mansonhing - Family


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